Ep. 1246: Is Paleoconservatism Isolationist?
The Brion McClanahan Show
The Brion McClanahan Show
4.8 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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A recent social media dust up encouraged Paul Gottfried to write about paleoconservative foreign policy. Is it isolationist?
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| 1:06.9 | paleo-conservative position to take on the war in Iran? We'll talk about that on this episode, The Brian McClanahan Show. It's time to think locally and act locally. Welcome to the Brian McClanahan Show. |
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| 1:43.2 | Well, I was going to try to avoid Iran for an entire week, but there was a piece that was published in Chronicles, |
| 1:44.3 | and Paul Gottfried had sent it around and made me aware of it. And it stems from something |
| 1:51.1 | that happened over the weekend, where some statements were made about whether he is sufficiently |
| 1:55.9 | conservative enough on the Iranian situation. Another person that had been involved in this is |
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