For my Buckley/Bozell piece I didn't go enough into how off the rail (sometimes in good ways) Bozell was in 1960s/1970s when he rejected standard Republicanism for open revolt. Started praising Black Power, Irish republicanism & spelling America as Amerika.
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Bozell tried to solve Middle East conflict by calling Manachem Begin. "Pretending to be a well-known American cabinet member, [Bozell] disclosed his mission to the Begin aide who answered the phone, whereupon the aide summoned Begin from the Knesset to take the call."
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"So authentic did [Bozell] sound as he outlined his thinking to Begin that it took time for the latter to realize he was talking to a madman." From Living on Fire: The Life of L. Brent Bozell Jr. by Daniel Kelly. Bozell also got money from church to solve Irish problem.
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As I wrote yesterday, it's easy but mistaken to dismiss Bozell Jr. as a freak or a clown. He was connected to powerful people and his brand of Catholic integralism remains a vital tendency with many adherents.
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I'll no doubt return to Bozell in due course but in the meantime this piece gives the main story:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bozell-buckley-right-violence/ …
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How did he expect that to produce outcomes friendly to Catholicism in a plurality-Protestant nation?
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Details, details!
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Adrian Vermeule was definitely paying attention.
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