Archive for Frank Chodorov
Book Review: MacArthurHis Rendezvous with History by Major Gen. Courtney Whitney
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 547 pages. $6.75. When all of the participants in the strange politico-military drama identified by the name of General MacArthur shall have passed from the scene, and the passions it has engendered will have followed them to the grave, we may get to the bottom of the plot. It will [...]
1Apr1956 | Frank Chodorov | 2 comments | ContinuedAs Frank Chodorov Sees It
John Stuart Mill, says Professor Russell Kirk in a recent article in the conservative National Review, is “dated.” He was referring to the famous treatise On Liberty. The occasion for this dictum is the revival of interest in the treatise, by way of a couple of re-publications and the consequent appearance of critical articles. When [...]
1Apr1956 | Frank Chodorov | 0 comments | ContinuedAs Frank Chodorov Sees it
In the files of Congress there is a bill that proposes to invest the President with authority to regulate the market place. It is known as the “Stand-by Controls” bill. During the past two sessions the Administration has pressed for the passage of this bill, and continued pressure may be expected during the present session. [...]
1Mar1956 | Frank Chodorov | 0 comments | ContinuedAs Frank Chodorov Sees It
“You fellows,” say the interventionists, “don’t know what you want. You are always against, never for, anything. and you are often in disagreement as to what you are against. Some of you are against tariffs; others are not. You all talk about the free economy and small government, but you never agree on what limits [...]
1Feb1956 | Frank Chodorov | 2 comments | ContinuedAs Frank Chodorov Sees It
On the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, Mr. Lazar M. Kagonovich, spokesman for the Soviet regime, declared that “the twentieth century is the century of triumph of socialism and communism.” The gentleman implied, as a true Marxist should, that by the year 2000 A.D. the star of Moscow will direct the pattern of life [...]
1Jan1956 | Frank Chodorov | 0 comments | ContinuedGrand Street Never Dies
Mr. Chodorov is editor of The Freeman. Any mortal bearing The Truth may be right, but it is best to be cautious and skeptical Too bad you never knew the Grand Street “coffee saloon”; it was quite an institution before World War I. The coffee served was mostly milk—or it might be tea with lemon, [...]
1Sep1955 | Frank Chodorov | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Revolution At Ramah
This is the only recorded revolution for more government instead of less The israelites had come on evil times. The Philistines not only had licked them roundly but had also made off with the sacred ark of the covenant. Among the tribesmen everything was at sixes and sevens. The camaraderie of wilderness days was giving [...]
1May1955 | Frank Chodorov | 0 comments | Continued-
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