Or, a Tale of Two Richards

Indian Bronson

Aug 7, 2023

An aside: I think you should buy Richard’s new book. Also, having met Richard in real life and shared a meal with him, I feel compelled to say that he is witty, insightful, and was extraordinarily gracious to me. A good man, a husband, and father. You will profit intellectually from reading his book, which recent “revelatory” hit jobs shouldn’t change if your native territory is the mind.

A bit before his current cancellation ordeal and his apology, long after he wrote for Richard Spencer, back in May, Richard Hanania wrote “Ron Unz confronts the far right”. The object of the note, in retrospect, was likely for Richard to establish and solidify some amount of personal distance from—but not invite the impression of intellectual unfamiliarity or puzzlement with—the “far right”.

It’s written in the style authors of those pieces inThe Atlantic orVanity Fair discussing the gatherings of the online right wing seem to wish theirs were actually written in (and aren’t because of editor constraints): ‘gonzo journalism’.

The piece is mildly amusing, parodying various personages on the right (including Hanania), and I note with some wry satisfaction, I was among them:

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