Lucas Blogs About Neoreaction a Basilisk
Once again, I must comment on the badass cover. So, what's this book's deal? Well, the deal with Neoreaction a Basilisk should be obvious from its subtitle: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right . But in case it isn't, it's a collection of essays by Elizabeth Sandifer concerning the origins and philosophical implications of the Alt-Right. Not some light summer reading then? Well, yes and no. While the subject matter is often quite serious, Sandifer's prose is engaging and accessible. For example, the first essay — from which the collection draws its title — is a lengthy and involved discussion of the texts that might be considered foundational to contemporary reactionary movements, with a lengthy digression comparing their prophetic mode to the poetry of William Blake; however, Sandifer's writing never becomes dry or academic. Partly because she makes liberal use of jokes and asides to show that while she's willing to take the arguments of the Alt-Right seriou...