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Entry: Race, Nationalism, and Patriotism, Part II: Nationalism Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/race_nationalism_and_patriotism_part_ii_nationalism#15634 Post contents: Mr. Ball, please calm down. Take a deep breath, and then go locate a set of back issues of <i>Chronicles</i>. Once you do, you'll realize that your anger (which I fear has spilled over from the comment thread on the previous article, where you were absolutely correct to be angry and completely justified in your defense of your lady) is unjustified here. Not only is <i>Chronicles</i> the only national conservative magazine in this country to devote considerable space to warning about the destruction of the land and suggesting alternatives (not just in particular articles but in entire issues devoted to the topic), I've been one of the most outspoken voices at <i>Chronicles</i> in doing so. You might also, when you read those back issues, discover that I've known John Lukacs personally for 15 years; that I've reviewed many of his books for <i>Chronicles</i>; and that he has long written for us--and, indeed, he will have another article in the April issue of <i>Chronicles</i>. As for some of your other concerns, your use of "race" in quotation marks, while discussing John Lukacs, is strange. Lukacs himself never places the word in quotation marks in his short masterpiece, <i>The Passing of the Modern Age</i> (which, sadly, is long out of print), even though he uses the word quite frequently there, and no differently from how I've used it. Regarding Pat Buchanan, I was present when Buchanan and Lukacs first met, and then I sat next to Lukacs at the dinner that night, when Buchanan gave the after-dinner speech. From his applause, facial expressions, and our discussion afterward, I can say with some confidence that I have a pretty good idea of what Lukacs thinks of Buchanan. But I will grant this: "Admire" may have been too strong; and "respect," as you suggest, is a better word. Blame it on the haste with which I wrote this piece. Sent at: 2008 07 09