@HeerJeet @davidfrum Its origins are murky because there are at least two threads. There's Burnham, but also Trilling's "Adversary Culture."
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@jonwinsor@davidfrum Trilling, like Burnham, was shaped by the anti-Stalinist Left of the 1930s, early 1940s. That's where concept emerged.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@davidfrum Agreed, but the kind of anti-statism each argued for are very different. The Trilling school accepts the welfare state.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonwinsor Burnham wasn't a free market guy at all. More like a Rockefeller Republican domestically. Accepted welfare state.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonwinsor Burnham's review of Alfred Chandler's The Visible Hand, circa 1977, worth looking up. Critiques facile use of New Class idea.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonwinsor Rusher was a more conventional conservative movement guy than Burnham, so yeah, he was against big gov't & New Class.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet BTW don't underestimate a conventional conservative movement guy--as a developer of successful tactics can have lots of influence.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@jonwinsor Yeah, Rusher hugely important. That bio of him doesn't quite do justice (and ignores gayness).
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