One of my favorite reviews is that by Justin Raimondo in a 1994 Chronicles, of David Horowitz’s memoir Radical Son. I had read and enjoyed Horowitz’s book, but something about it bugged me–in part, it was Horowitz’s seeming attempt to justify his earlier dalliance with leftism, as if it was a noble pursuit of idealism, albeit misguided. Maybe it’s because I’ve never trusted former lefties, but in any event, I have never seen anything noble about the ridiculous roboticness (no offense, Randians) of Commie activists and that entire activist milieu of Black Panthers and what have you. Anyway, in David Horowitz and the Ex-Communist Confessional, Raimondo skewers Horowitz. Very enjoyable read. If you have read or plan to read Horowitz’s book, you have to read this.
Other Raimondo commmentary on Horowitz et al.: BUCKLEY GETS IT WRONG: National Review, the War Party, and the history of the freedom movement in America; The Neo-Authoritarians; A MAN NAMED MUHAMMAD: Imposing an agenda on the Maryland sniper; and Horowitz’s response.
10:27 pm on July 6, 2006
