Principles and Heresies revisits the life and work of an original conservative.
Kevin Smant's engrossing new biography explores the work and influence of Frank Straus Meyer (1909—1972), as author, editor, columnist, activist, and amateur political philosopher. Smant masterfully chronicles Meyer's life and career, from his young radical revolutionary days through his time at National Review, where he served as the conscience of the magazine, always attempting to keep it true to its principles—and, when necessary, excommunicating heretics. Smant also analyzes the response of Meyer and others on the Right to the rise of Joseph McCarthy, Barry Goldwater, the John Birch Society, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Richard Nixon, among many other major events and personalities of the postwar period. In the process, he demonstrates Meyer's vital role in the creation of a unified conservative political movement. Written for both the scholar and the layman, Principles and Heresies is an important contribution to a largely unexplored area of American political and intellectual history. Order now.
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