
My short list.
David Horowitz’s most profound and influential work is Radical Son. He could have simply called his book, “Radical,” but he did not. He situated his life in the only context that makes sense of any life, that of a family.
David introduced his book thus:
“An autobiography is not the complete record of a life, but [...]
Our very own Jacob Laksin wrote quite a brilliant post in response to David Brooks’ latest column yesterday, in which the Washington Post columnist likens the Tea Party Movement, the New Right if you will, to the New Left movement of the 1960s.
Although the two movements certainly share some similarities, Jacob is correct in [...]
When I was trying to determine what excerpt I’d use for the fourth installment of this series on Radical Son: A Generational Oddyssey, I realized that I had not covered the Left’s view on morality yet. This even though it’s an integral part of the Left’s world view. It influences everything they do, from the policies [...]
“It is the ideological adversaries of the Left who float on the wave of a future that is free.”
– Radical Son
This quote was submitted by Nichole Hungerford. She had this to say about it:
“The poignancy of this quote lies in the fact that throughout the course of human events, only some have been on the [...]
I knew when I responded to an NPR request for a comment on the late, unlamented Howard Zinn that I was asking for trouble — from the anti-American, Marxoid, neo-Communist left. But I did it anyway because Howard Zinn’s life was so dedicated to evil and specifically to the support of mass murderers and self-declared [...]
[To read Part I of "Radical Son Reflections" click here. To read Part II click here]
A few weeks ago, we started a new series here at NewsRealblog, the subject of which is David Horowitz’s autobiography Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey. I started reading this book and will continue to share my thoughts with you as [...]
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A Soundbite (on Howard Zinn) Heard Round the World
One critical voice unleashes the Left’s totalitarian attack dogs.