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Entry: Stan Should Have Seen It Coming Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/stan_should_have_seen_it_coming#15225 Post contents: I thank Paul Gottfried for his recounting of a not-too-pleasant history. Yes, it was perhaps the debacle with Professor Mel Bradford's nomination that really got the attention of some of us. Led by George Will, the neo-conservative press effectively labeled him a "racist" and a "neo-Confederate" [he had written effective critiques of Lincoln], and successfully torpedeoed his nomination to he NEH. Then, there was the vicious attack on Russell Kirk by Midge Decter (as an "anti-semite"). But it was much more than those incidents: there was a sea-change in attitude and in basic philosophy that took place, such that NR and other such neo-con organs are actually now on "the other side" of the philosohpical divide. Sure, there may be an occasional good article or review, but the fundamental philosophy is different from that of the Old Right. Sent at: 2008 05 16