Episode 19

Ep 19 The Hobbesian Revolution, with Paul Gottfried

Published on: 16th July, 2023

Paul Gottfried talks with us about the thought of Thomas Hobbes. We get into Hobbes' anticipation of Carl Schmitt, and his views on political sovereignty. We also get an introductory discussion about Napoleon!

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Welcome to the Chronicles podcast, a production of Chronicles Magazine, the original outlet for paleoconservative thought and a bastion of the authentic Right in America.

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CJay Engel

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CJay has written for Chronicles Magazine and most recently contributed an essay to The Paleoconservative Anthology, edited by Paul Gottfried.
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Ed Welsch

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Edward Welsch is the executive editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. He was previously a journalist covering the financial markets and energy industry for The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News from bureaus in Washington, D.C., New York, and Calgary, and was also the editor of financial newsletters. He is an undergraduate of St. Olaf College and a student of its Great Books program, and holds a master’s degree in Journalism and Communications from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.