Paul Gottfried: The End of the Old Right

The Human Action Podcast wraps up the year with none other than the venerable Professor Paul Gottfried!

This is our final show focused on the Old Right, the early 20th century political tradition which animated later libertarian figures like Murray Rothbard. How was this great legacy of peace and freedom on the Right—the Old Republic—lost to Cold Warriors and neoconservatives? Nobody is a better sociologist of American conservatism than Dr. Gottfried, and nobody is more compelling and erudite when it comes explaining how the Right went so horribly wrong (hint: former Commies). Lots of great names discussed, from Rothbard and Nock to Kirk, Strauss, Jaffa, Buckley, Meyer, and even Gore Vidal. 

Don’t miss this show!

Additional Resources

Read Professor Gottfried’s work on Conservatism: Mises.org/Gottfried-Book