Utopias Unlimited, Conclusion
Gilbert was himself, a man of no particular party. He was as suspicious of progressive levelers as he was contemptuous of the conservative defenders of entrenched interests.
Gilbert was himself, a man of no particular party. He was as suspicious of progressive levelers as he was contemptuous of the conservative defenders of entrenched interests.
In this final episode of our season-long series, Dr. Fleming and Stephen reflect on the themes of the Prisoner that resonate to our present day, as well as share audience comments and their favorite episodes.
What wonderful things one learns on Facebook. All these years, I thought it took a male and a female to make a baby.
I realize the above pun leaves much to be desired, but I was in an exceptionally jolly mood last week. I had come across a ridiculous article in The Atlantic which straightaway I knew would give my next post its subject and meaning, and the headline above it was “Vladimir Putin’s Waning Tolerance for Art.” Gosh, I thought, mentally addressing the author of the article, you say waning tolerance for art like it’s a bad thing.
You’ve just been hired as PR agent for Kyle Rittenhouse. Evil-minded reporters on Left and Right seem to be asking the same question: Rittenhouse went to Kenosha with an AR15 to take a stand for law and order in a riot orchestrated in part by Black Lives Matter, whose leaders have been threatening mayors and police departments across the country. As one BLM spokesman just declared, when asked about the killing of five people at a Waukesha Christmas Parade, “It sounds like the revolution has started.” How do you squareKyle’s support for lawfulness with his support for an organization inciting...
In the final episode of the series and the penultimate of our podcast on The Prisoner, we discuss “Fall Out”.
Adam Smith is one of the heroes of Anglo-American conservatism. Some years ago, movement conservatives used to sport an Adam Smith tie to tell the world of their allegiance.
Only a brave jury stood between Kyle Rittenhouse and Garland Injustice. I’ve written before on Fleming Foundation about AG Merrick Garland’s persecution of the Jan. 6 protesters, Steve Bannon and others.
Dr. Fleming and I will be recording a final episode on the Prisoner next week and we want to hear from YOU! We’ve spent a good part of the year recording our thoughts on this series and we want to end our discussion by hearing from those of you who have listened to all or even some of the episodes we’ve spent hours recording. Let us know your questions, thoughts, comments, episode rankings, etc. Post them in comment form here and I’ll make sure to incorporate them into next week’s episode.