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Corey Robin: Trump's Reactionary Mind

October 24, 2017

@CoreyRobin points to a tension that has defined conservatism from the get-go, between two competing conceptions of virtue and nobility: one defined by political and military distinction and another by entrepreneurial  acumen and accumulated wealth. Robin parses how Trump fits into this dynamic history, in part by taking a look back to seminal conservative thinkers like Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hayek. Thanks to our sponsors at Verso. Check out Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis by George Monbiot versobooks.com/books/2571-out-of-the-wreckage And support us with $ at patreon.com/TheDig Listen to Dan's first interview with Corey blubrry.com/thedig/22226639/corey-robin-on-the-reactionaries-minds-under-trump/