Nature and the Nation

Feb 01 2025 135 ep. 66 mins 127
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Nature and the Nation explores politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics from a naturalistic, paleoconservative perspective, using the format of a book review. I examine books published in a wide array of time periods, with a special emphasis on the early to middle 20th century, the ancient Greeks, and of course the present.

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Review: Immigration and the American Identity edited by Thomas Fleming

Feb 01 2025 92 mins  
In this episode I look at the immigration crisis is terms of population control and the environment, as well as the long failure of politicians to respond to the overwhelming opposition of the American public to the ongoing flood of both legal and illegal immigration, as detailed in Immigration and the American Identity from Chronicles Magazine and Thomas Fleming.

Review: The Conservative Movement by Paul Gottfried

Jan 26 2025 80 mins  
In this episode I look at the Goldwater campaign, the battle over human nature in academia, and the revival of antiestablishment fusionism among the paleocons and paleolibertarians, as described by Paul Gottfried in The Conservative Movement.

Review: The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America by George Nash

Jan 11 2025 67 mins  
In this episode I look at the birth of National Review, its controversies, and the resolution provided by Fusionism, all described in George Nash's expansive Conservative Intellectual Movement in America SInce 1945.

Review: The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray Rothbard

Jan 05 2025 71 mins  
In this episode, I look at the Old Right, its birth in the lead-up to World War 2, and its death at the hands of Wall Street Republicans, Dwight Eisenhower, and National Review as described in the fantastic book, The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray Rothbard.

Review: The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (Part 2)

Dec 26 2024 64 mins  
In this episode I continue my exploration of William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience, with a focus on the conversion process and the subconscious mind.

Review: The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (Part 1)

Dec 23 2024 80 mins  
In this episode I dive into the healthy mind and the sick soul, the foundational concepts of William James' masterpiece, The Varieties of Religious Experience. This is the first of a two-part series.

Review: The Odyssey of the American Right by Michael W. Miles

Dec 17 2024 83 mins  
In this episode I explore the early nationalism of the Republican Party from the New Deal to the Cold War, as described in Michael Miles' Odessey of the American Right, with particular attention paid to US foreign policy at that time.

Review: The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand

Dec 08 2024 105 mins  
In this episode I look at the contrast, ruptures, and uncertainties among three early Pragmatists: Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, as detailed in Louis Menand's bestselling The Metaphysical Club. I also examine Randolph Bourne's use of Pragmatism to justify cosmopolitan immigration and the unaccountable bureaucracy of the American Association of University Professors

Review: Prophets on the Right by Ronald Radosh

Nov 29 2024 93 mins  
In this episode I look at the two writers Oswald Garrison Villard and John Flynn, and their associations with the America First Committee as depicted in Ronald Radosh's Prophets on the Right.

Review: Existentialism and Human Emotions by Jean-Paul Sartre

Nov 24 2024 69 mins  
In this episode I look at Jean-Paul Sartre's Existentialism and Human Emotions with a focus on the failure of existentialism to acknowledge human nature.