Fools, Frauds and Firebrands
by Roger Scruton · first published 2015
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"In a previous book published in 1985 as 'Thinkers of the New Left,' [the author] brought together a series of articles from The Salisbury review. [He has] reworked the original articles, cutting out [some] writers, ... and including substantial new material devoted to developments that are increasingly influential"--Introduction. In a reworking of a book first published in 1985, Scruton begins with a ruthless analysis of New Leftism and concludes with a critique of the key strands in its thinking. He questions what the Left looks like today, examines how has it evolved, and considers whether
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There is also an excellent chapter on it in Roger Scruton’s “Fools, Frauds and Firebrands” book.
on “Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”” ↗The book "Fools, Frauds, and Firebrands" has a recurring theme about how this obsession with viewing everything in the world through the lens of 'power' has resulted in misguided, irrational, and just plain wrong thinking. Often from otherwise…
on “Inside the Madness at Evergreen State” ↗Related reading: "Fools, frauds and firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left".
on “Postmodernism Generator” ↗