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Thread ID: 15878 | Posts: 8 | Started: 2004-12-04
2004-12-04 11:52 | User Profile
Check for yourself. Compare the index for the November issue at [URL=http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/Chronicles/November2004/Chron1104.html]Chronicles November 2004[/URL] with the index for any previous issue you have - on-line or off. Hint "Principalities and Powers" used to appear in the "columns" section. To tell the truth, I never paid that close attention to who was in the columns section - it seemed to have changed over the years, but one constant was always Sammy's great column, which was almost always the first thing I read. It's missing in the November [B]and [/B] December issues, so its not just a one time thing.
They appear to be making a revision of this section, dropping Gottfried's "Western Front" also, but it seems the other coumnists besides Francis had always changed over time, although like I said I never really looked at it that closely. Francis and Fleming were fellow students at UNC-Chapel Hill who started the whole paleocon movement together, so this friendship seemed to have held up very well over the years. Oh well all good things -
On second thought, any of you who subscribe - let's give Fleming a call. Editors do follow these things, especially at small journals like [I]Chronicles[/I].
2004-12-04 16:39 | User Profile
Both issues have book reviews by Francis. I have noticed in the past that they only print one piece by him in an issue.
2004-12-04 18:17 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Stanley]Both issues have book reviews by Francis. I have noticed in the past that they only print one piece by him in an issue.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I too noticed the Principalities & Powers column being dicarded in the past in order to publish another peice by him as a de facto substitute. I doubt Chronicles would drop Francis, or his signature column, without telling its readership.
2004-12-04 19:38 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Kevin_O'Keeffe]Yes, I too noticed the Principalities & Powers column being dicarded in the past in order to publish another peice by him as a de facto substitute. I doubt Chronicles would drop Francis, or his signature column, without telling its readership.[/QUOTE]I had to double check on that, but you guys are right on this. I've found several issues where that's the case. Maybe it just seems like there are two Francis articles in every issue, as they're the ones I remember usually.
Now I don't know for sure about the "Columns" section. Fleming does make changes here it appears quite often, in fact he used to call the whole section something else (Departments). So I don't know if its cast in stone, especially since Fleming himself is starting a new column. But it does appear like you say that its nothing new, or doesn't indicate anything substantative with regard to Francis.
Always get nervous about Chronicles and any other publication for that matter, that some neocon leaning big donor might put pressure on them to "modernize", "moderate" etc. I'm sure Fleming is always under pressure, but so far he does seem to have held his course against the wind quite admirably throughout his career. Even so, I know a little encouragement never hurt anybody.
2004-12-04 19:51 | User Profile
First Sobran, now Francis...screw Tom Fleming and Chronicles. TOQ is the only periodical of the authentic American right remaining.
2004-12-05 05:27 | User Profile
Centinel
I fear you may be right. [QUOTE]First Sobran, now Francis...screw Tom Fleming and Chronicles. TOQ is the only periodical of the authentic American right remaining.[/QUOTE]
And on a related note:
From 1997
A Review of White Like Me Dennis Wheeler comments on the original article by Dr. Thomas Fleming [url]http://www.mindspring.com/~dennisw/articles/white.htm[/url]
Mr. Jared Taylor also responded briefly to Dr. Fleming's article. [url]http://www.mindspring.com/~dennisw/articles/jt.htm[/url]
2004-12-13 01:11 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Centinel]First Sobran, now Francis...screw Tom Fleming and Chronicles. TOQ is the only periodical of the authentic American right remaining.[/QUOTE]
TOQ is great, and I'm looking forward to the next (late?) issue...
2005-02-26 17:58 | User Profile
R.I.P., Dr. Sam...