Publius at Obsidian Wings brought my attention to a post by Federal Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner from back in May in which he lamented the apparent death of the intellectual tradition in American conservatism: Until the late 1960s (when I was in my late twenties), I was barely conscious of the existence of a conservative movement. It was obscure and marginal, symbolized by figures like Barry Goldwater (slaughtered by Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 presidential election), Ayn Rand, Russell Kirk, and William Buckley–figures who had no appeal for me.

Come see the NOAH LYON / RETARD RIOT table on the first floor in the Friendly Fire section – room N101. Printed Matter’s annual fair of contemporary art books, art catalogs, artists’ books, art periodicals, and ‘zines offered for sale by over 200 international publishers, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, and independent artist/publishers. Admission to the fair is FREE. Printed Matter, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to publications made by artists, presents the fourth annual NY Art Book Fair , October 2-4 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center , Long Island City, Queens.