31. @ToryAnarchist usefully reminded me Burnham's anti-Caesarism traceable in part to Trotsky's critique of Stalinism (JB was Trot in 1930s)
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42. To talk about Imperial Presidency without talking about larger system of Empire (which transcends presidency) leads to flawed analysis.
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43. The roots of America's imperial folly in Middle East extend far beyond presidential ambitions of Obama (or Bush or predecessors)
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@HeerJeet@DouthatNYT You can't understand Caesarism w/o looking at what Burnham & Kendall were for: legislative govt. -
@ToryAnarchist@DouthatNYT Fair point. B & K valuable ss critics of mid-century liberals who fetishized presidency.
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