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Frank Chodorov profoundly influenced the intellectual development of the post World War II libertarian/conservative movement. These essays have been assembled for the first time from Chodorov's writings in magazines, newspapers, books, and pamphlets. They sparkle with his individualistic perspective on politics, human rights, socialism, capitalism, education, and foreign affairs.

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Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.; 1st edition (October 1, 1980)
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Incomparable...almost a work of art, with respect to the writing, reasoning and exposition.

BySui Jurison August 3, 2017

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This is one of my most treasured books (among 1,200 or so, in the field of history, political-economics, law). Chodorov was a member of the "Old Right"---the dying breed of paleo-conservatives/libertarians, who opposed the neo-con, totalitarian take-over spear-headed by William F. Buckley, et al. This book illustrates beautifully, with penetrating insight, tight reasoning and artful prose, the failures and deficiencies of central-planning, authoritarianism, big government, collectivism, foreign interventionism, and more...in contrast to the morality and efficiency of Classical Liberalism, Individualism and decentralization. I can never decide which is my favorite Chodorov book, this or "The Rise and Fall of Society." (although this book contains a few of the latter's essays as well).

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Interesting Essays On Various Subjects

ByS. Mosson August 1, 2011

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A collection of 45 essays ranging in topics from natural rights, socialism, individualism, foreign policy, as well as many others, Frank Chodorov lays out these essays with impeccable reasoning and clarity making for an excellent read. Chodorov demonstrates in his writings that he is an independent thinker who doesn't fit into the "left/right" paradigm with whom at times he is highly critical of. He doesn't use ad hominem attacks which is a relief, he just lays out the arguments in a straight forward logical manner which is quite refreshing given our day and age.

Clearly in the writings Chodorov takes issue with the aspects of big communism, but unlike many conservatives who advocated combating communism through military intervention, Chodorov argues that communism should be judged on the merit of its ideas. Chodorov reasons that using force to combat communism you actually submit yourself to the same tactics used by the communists, such as suppressing speech, military intervention, etc. Also, in his defense of nonaggression Chodorov criticizes American Cold War policy which asserts that we must use military force to stop the advancement of the ideals of communism. In the essay Reds Are Natives, he asks how the United States plans to stop the spread of communism in America. First he analysis our techniques of military intervention and then applies that logic domestically showing how such a position is erroneous for both foreign and domestic policies.

Chodorov also has interesting insights into the aspect of what is known as isolationism. He believed that an inherent feature of human nature was centered on the individual and localism. Chodorov thought that people were concerned more with their individual self and what happened locally which makes up "isolationism" instead of being concerned with the international community and policies. He cites the shift in thinking with the policies pursued by Wilson and his Mexican policy to help promote democracy, later taken up by Roosevelt. Wilson used the military force to help back Carranza and basically states that when you use force to undermine the position of the people of a given country, that tends to have an alienating affect upon the people who move toward a hostile position against you. How people can't see this truism which still continues as our foreign policy today is beyond me. With the shift in ideology from "isolation" to interventionism/internationalism, I believe that had a profound impact on our society as a whole. The individualism that once defined our society has transformed us to becoming mere statistics within a vast bureaucracy which I believe is dehumanizing.

Other important aspects of the book include Chodorov's position concerning natural rights as well as taxation. He is critical of people who dismiss natural rights. Also, his essay on Henry David Thoreau is very interesting.

Overall the essays are very insightful and easy to read. I may not agree with everything in this book, however I would recommend this book to anyone interested.

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Any Thoughtful Man is a Fugitive

ByJames E. Egolfon April 18, 2007

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Frank Chodorov was anything but an "ivory towered professor" as these essays will attest. He was a self-made man, and he was not swayed by the political trends of his times. He had little patience with the naive leftests, and he separated himself from what Lawrence Dennis called "The Dumb Right."

Chodorov was opposed to socialism. He was obviously at odds with the True Believing Communists, but he also expressed criticism at the New Dealers whom he thought would inaugurate socialism under different labels. He shared many of the same criticisms that John T. Flynn had of the New Deal programs.

One of the themes that Chodorov emphasizes is the fact that the "Capitalists" did not do a good job of defending themselves in refuting their Marxist and socialists critics. Chodorov is clear that anyone looking to the professors for intellectual support against Marxist and socialist criticisms was wasting their time. Chodorov was also against supressing Free Speech and Free Press of the Marxists and socialists. He remarked that to do so was to emulate the Communists wherevever they held power that emulating the Communists' tactics lowered Americans to their level. Chodorov's solution was for men to refute the ideas of the Marxists. In other words, one should confront the buzz words and phrases and slogans of the Marxists and socialists such as surplus value, greed, etc.

While Chodorov disagreed with Big Communism, he was no supporter of the Conservatives dreams of the U.S. Military State. In fact Chodorov was disillusioned with many Conservatives who wanted to build a garrison state in the U.S. and match such as state with a police state. Chodorov stated that the Conservatives would split over Anti-Communism, and Chodorov had little patience with "The Dumb Right." In fact, he stated that if anyone ever called him a Conservative, he would punch that person in the nose.

Yet, Chodorov's criticism of Big Communism was more incisive than most Conservatives. One remark he made that was so true was the Big Communism would rise over the dead of the Capitalists AND the workers in The Workers' Paradise. Chodorove also accurately argued that Big Communism would collapse due to its disasterous economic policies. He knew that only because the West, including the U.S., subsidized Big Communism, Big Communism survived. In other words, Chodorov thought that Big Communism's collapse would result from ecomonic policy rather than fruitless wars.

Frank Chodorov's thinking and writing was similiar to that of Albert Jay Nock and other thoughtful men who valued liberty more than they hated "The Enemy" whoever the enemy was at any given time. This reviewer's only criticism of Chodorov is that he could have embellished his arguements against socialism and especially Big Communism by citing historical examples.

Frank Chodorov's writing is clear and thoughtful. Anyone who reads his work would learn not only clear thinking, but they would learn good writing from someone who did not clutter his work with quotes and useless phrases.

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