[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Believe it or not, "paleo" is too broad a classification. There are paleos like Paul Gotfried who has written very elequently about the leviathan/managerial state without a touch of anti-Israel or anti-semitic bias. There is Sam Francis who has identified the alliance between the power-holding elite and the underclass against the traditional middle-class. The one thing that gets these folks going is neo-conservatism. Primarily because they believe that neo's want more goverment intrusion, more federal controls, albeit the "right kind", like national educational standards.

Then there are the Israel haters like Sobran, Reese, Buchanan et al. They each have their own virtues and areas of clear thinking. However, they have swallowed whole the idea that somehow Jews and Israel have American foreign policy by the throat - all to the detriment of US interests.

I think what unites paleos, however, is the idea of the "old republic" - the devolution of power away from the federal government back down to the states and people. And the destruction or restraining of the "New World Order" - an even higher and more remote level of social and economic control.

For more insights into their thinking "Chronicles" is the magazine to read. Warning - reading it can be disorienting sometimes. FreeRepublic is the place for clear-thinking.

[Architect]

This is an intelligent and provocative set of questions and an intelligent response. It's shame that they have been marred by these idiotic claims of anti-semitism. Do you guys really believe your dopey accusations or are you simply trying to shout down your opponents?

[ex-snook]

"Then there are the Israel haters like Sobran, Reese, Buchanan et al. "

Uncalled for comment. I don't know about Sobran or Reese but Buchanan is for America first. Now being for America first is an 'Israel hater' to only the Israel first and free Pollard crowd.

[SusanUSA]

For a topic that's dealing with such relative terms you made a good point here.

I think what unites paleos, however, is the idea of the "old republic" - the devolution of power away from the federal government back down to the states and people. And the destruction or restraining of the "New World Order" - an even higher and more remote level of social and economic control.