Frank Chodorov was a journalist of the Old Right with an extraordinary writing ability. He was also a top-notch intellectual figure who has been tragically neglected. This collection might be his best. Among the smashing essays here are: “Isolationism,” which is his defense of the great American tradition (if you have hesitated to call yourself
This is a treasure: One Is a Crowd . It collects Frank Chodorov’s most profound essays on the topic of individualism, many of which have otherwise been unjustly lost to history. The reader will be riveted by his biographical essay on the meaning of his own Jewishness to his life and beliefs. His piece on what educational institutions should do is
Nock was perhaps the finest stylist in 20th-century American literature, writes Frank Chodorov (1887–1966). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Steven Ng.
If you want to know Thoreau, you had better pass up the diagnosticians and get down to reading Thoreau himself, writes Frank Chodorov (1887–1966). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Steven
I was born on the lower East Side of New York and brought up on the lower West Side. (I bring in these facts as introduction to some ideas that may be of general interest, not as autobiography.) Of my earliest experiences I remember practically nothing. But, one incident does come to mind. My father, an immigrant who, like many others, took to
“I have led a singularly uneventful life, largely solitary, have had little to do with the great and no part whatever in their affairs, or for that matter, in any other affairs.” So wrote Albert Jay Nock in the preface to his last book, Memoirs of a Superfluous Man . He wasn’t being modest; he meant it. And he did not believe anybody would
[This article is excerpted from chapter 14 of Out of Step (1962). An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Steven Ng, is available for download .] In New York, in the fall of 1936, I happened in one night at the Players Club. As I sat at a table with a couple of men, I noticed a dignified, elderly gentleman playing pool. He was very
“The idealism with which the screenwriters endow the lawmen is pure fiction.” This article is excerpted from chapter 16 of Out of Step (1962). An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Steven Ng, is available for download .] My wife averred that there must be a touch of sadism in my unconscious; otherwise, why should I be watching those
“Since the individual does not wish to be “elevated,” and lays claim to something called rights, the socialist undertakes to prove that the individual does not exist” [This article is excerpted from chapter 8 of Out of Step (1962). An MP3 audio file of this article, read by Ted Whelan, is available for download .] I was a shaver of 10 or 12
[Chapter 4, Out of Step (1962)] I voted for Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. I haven’t voted in a presidential election since. At first it was sheer instinct that dissuaded me from casting my ballot. I listened to the performance promises of the various candidates and the more I listened the more confused I became. They seemed to me to be so
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