Ep. 496 Wilsonianism: The Legacy That Won’t Die

A century later, Woodrow Wilson’s international crusading lives on, both in the establishment left and the neoconservative right. Paul Gottfried and I paint a picture of Wilson that’s a bit different from what we all learned in school.

About the Guest

Paul Gottfried is professor emeritus of humanities at Elizabethtown College and a Guggenheim recipient.

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Article Discussed

“Wilsonianism: The Legacy That Won’t Die,” by Paul Gottfried

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Books Mentioned

The Politics of War: The Story of Two Wars Which Altered Forever the Political Life of the American Republic, by Walter Karp (I recall being much more impressed by his discussion of World War I than by his coverage of the Spanish-American War.)
The Russian Origins of the First World War, by Sean McMeekin
Great Wars and Great Leaders: A Libertarian Rebuttal, by Ralph Raico
Modern Times, by Paul Johnson

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Related Episodes

Ep. 212 World War I: The Legacy (Hunt Tooley)
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Previous Appearances

Ep. 386 What Fascism Is, and Why It Isn’t Just a Name for Everything People May Oppose
Ep. 87 World War I: Sleepwalk to Suicide

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