Egon Flaig’s Weltgeschichte der Sklaverei (A World History of Slavery) was first published in paperback in 2009 by C.H. Beck, a prestigious German publishing house, and is now in its third edition. The writer is a professor of ancient history at the University of Rostock. With his fondness for bow ties and mannered speech, he... Read More

Continued from Part I. In the chapter “What is Populism?”, Mr. de Benoist stresses an aspect of the populist revolt that he considers crucial but commonly ignored. Populism, he says, voices a demand — conscious or unconscious — to prioritize politics, because under liberalism: Mr. de Benoist continues: The people see that politics today is... Read More

This is an abridged version of Michael Walker’s review. Alain de Benoist’s The Populist Moment, subtitled The End of Right vs. Left, is the English translation of a book first published in French in 2017 as Le Moment Populiste, subtitled Droite-Gauche c’est fini! A note on the last page says Mr. de Benoist is “a... Read More