Hot take: John C Calhoun was not a “reactionary” as libs would brand him in order to build a gulf between themselves. He was in actuality a very typical liberal well within the confines of Andrew Fletcher and Francis Lieber’s political philosophy.
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"That is precisely the conclusion reached by Losurdo, who writes that in Calhoun, 'we are dealing with one of the major authors and great minds in the liberal tradition and pantheon.'"
