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Ezra Pound
Jefferson And/Or Mussolini
London: Stanley Nott Ltd., 1935

Ezra Pound liked his books charged with meaning. “Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand,” he wrote in his Guide to Kulchur, another one of his, shall we say, B-Sides.

Published: December 20, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Adam Franz, Benito Mussolini, book reviews, Ezra Pound, fascism, Italy, Jefferson and/or Mussolini, North American New Right, originals, Thomas Jefferson | 3 Responses

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Trump: Revolution or Simulacrum?
Part 1: The People’s Revolt

Guillaume Faye

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Translated by Guillaume Durocher

The election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States could be an American and global earthquake, something unprecedented. Or a huge flop and an enormous disappointment for the groups that elected him. An analysis in three parts, of which this is the first.

The Victory of Populism

Published: December 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Donald Trump, France, Guillaume Faye, North American New Right, originals, translations | 1 Response

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Puzder’s Unpatriotic Capitalism

Aedon Cassiel

Andrew Puzder indicates how much respect he has for American workers

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One issue that seems to have escaped analysis in this election cycle is the fact that Trump received wide support from American conservatives despite taking a surprisingly “liberal” stance on a wide range of economic issues. While many of Trump’s economic policies come from the Republican playbook, here are a few of the stereotypically “liberal” economic policies Trump has claimed to support: Read more …

Published: December 13, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aedon Cassiel, Andrew Puzder, articles, automation, cheap labor, conservatism, Donald Trump, minimum wage laws, non-white immigration, North American New Right, originals | 5 Responses

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A White Nationalist Attends a Donald Trump Rally

James Dunphy

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As I approached the Trump rally’s venue, I came upon a group of young women who were marveling at campaign slogans written on the sides of tractor trailers. One read “Keep Mexican Drugs in Mexico.” It almost seemed like the slogan’s creator had originally intended for the middle word to be omitted. Read more …

Published: November 3, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged 2016 US Presidential Elections, articles, Donald Trump, implicit whiteness, James Dunphy, North American New Right, originals | Comments closed

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Greg Johnson Interviewed by Laura Raim about the Alt Right (Transcript)

Greg Johnson

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Editor’s Note:

This is the transcript by V. S. of Greg Johnson’s interview with Laura Raim on the Alternative Right. To listen in a player, click here. To download the mp3, right-click here and choose “save target or link as.” Read more …

Published: September 28, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged civic nationalism, Counter-Currents Radio, democracy, elitism, ethnic nationalism, Frank Herbert, G. W. F. Hegel, Georges Bataille, globalization, Greg Johnson, interviews, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Laura Raim, metapolitics, National Socialism, Neo-Reaction, North American New Right, NRX, organicism, Paleoconservatism, Paul Gottfried, Peter Sloterdijk, philosophy of culture, Plato, podcasts, republicanism, Richard Spencer, the Alternative Right, the mixed regime, thumos, time preferences, white nationalism, William Pierce | Comments closed

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Everything to Everybody
The Election of 1896

C. F. Robinson

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Karl Rove
The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015

The presidential election of 1896 has a deep influence on American culture. The classic book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, first published in 1900, may have been an allegory of the election.[1] Read more …

Published: September 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged 1896 US Presidential elections, bimetallism, book reviews, Carl F. Rohinson, Karl Rove, North American New Right, Ohio, originals, the gold standard, The Triumph of William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley | Comments closed

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Greg Johnson Interviewed by Laura Raim about the Alt Right

Greg Johnson

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Jim Webb’s Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America

Lawrence Murray

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Jim Webb
Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
New York: Broadway Books, 2004

Former Virginia Senator (2007-2013), Secretary of the Navy (1988-1989), Marine, and unapologetic Vietnam War veteran Jim Webb launched a quixotic bid for the Democratic presidential nomination last year, withdrawing in a few months. Read more …

Published: September 7, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged American history, book reviews, Born Fighting, Jim Webb, Lawrence Murray, North American New Right, reprints, the Scots-Irish, warrior ethics, white nationalism | Comments closed

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Review of Jim Webb’s Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America

William Yates

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Editor’s Note:

Originally published on February 17, 2005, this review remains to my mind one of the most memorable pieces ever to appear at VNN.

Jim Webb
Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
New York: Broadway Books, 2004

Published: September 7, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged American history, book reviews, Born Fighting, Jim Webb, North American New Right, reprints, the Scots-Irish, warrior ethics, white nationalism, William Yates | Comments closed

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Safety, Prosperity, & Peace:
Trump’s Path to the White House

Greg Johnson

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At the 2008 American Renaissance conference, Michael Walker made a very simple point about democratic politics that has stuck with me. Most people are not interested in ideology and moral principles. Instead, he said, quoting British socialist politician Tony Benn, they are interested in “security, peace, and prosperity.” Read more …