Daniel J. Mahoney is Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, Senior Writer at Law and Liberty, and professor emeritus at Assumption University.
His latest book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation, has just been published by Encounter Books. His book on the thought of Pierre Manent and Roger Scruton, Recovering Politics, Civilization, and the Soul, will appear from St. Augustine’s Press at the end of 2022.
“One of the strengths of Gauchet’s book is the way it continually emphasizes the inability of Robespierre and his fellow fanatics to give serious thought to the art of governance in a political order at once popular and representative.” ~ Daniel J. Mahoney