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'''James Burnham''' (1905-1987) was a leading American conservative of the 1950s, and an editor of ''[[National Review]]'' magazine.
'''James Burnham''' (November 22, 1905 - July 29, 1987) was a leading American conservative of the 1950s, and an editor of ''[[National Review]]'' magazine.
He is best known as a proponent of [[Rollback]] against Soviet Communism, which he promoted in the late 1940s. Opponents warned it would lead to nuclear war. It was adopted by [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1980s, and Soviet Communism collapsed.
He is best known as a proponent of [[Rollback]] against Soviet Communism, which he promoted in the late 1940s. Opponents warned it would lead to nuclear war. It was adopted by [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1980s, and Soviet Communism collapsed.
* [[Technocracy]]
* [[Technocracy]]
The book was (and still is) unusual for its focus on the underside of the [[Administrative State]], or managerial state, as Burnham makes the case that "''Under the centralized economic structure of managerial society, regulation (planning) is a matter of course''".<ref name=managerial>(p. 132)</ref> Commonly, writers separate the various ideologies apart based on the nature of their master plans without examining their core use of [[Central planning]].
The book was (and still is) unusual for its focus on the underside of the [[Administrative State]], or managerial state, as Burnham makes the case that "''Under the centralized economic structure of managerial society, regulation (planning) is a matter of course''".<ref name=managerial>(p. 132)</ref> Commonly, writers separate the various ideologies apart based on the nature of their master plans without examining their core use of [[Central planning]].
==Passing==
Burnham passed away from cancer on July 29, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uhlig |first1=MArk |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/30/obituaries/james-burnham-is-dead-at-82-founder-of-national-review.html |title=JAMES BURNHAM IS DEAD AT 82; FOUNDER OF NATIONAL REVIEW |work=[[New York Times]] |date=July 30, 1987 }}</ref> Upon his passing, [[William F. Buckley]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] both expressed deep sadness.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=William F.|title=Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography |date=2012|publisher=Regnery Publishing|pages=289-290}}</ref><ref>http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/072987d.htm</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Reagan|first1=Ronald|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1987 |pages=895|quote=Nancy and I have learned with deep sadness of the passing of James Burnham. Mr. Burnham, the author of seminal works, like ''The Managerial Revolution'' and ''The Suicide of the West,'' and a senior editor of the National Review, was one of those principally responsible for the great intellectual odyssey of our century: the journey away from totalitarian statism and towards the uplifting doctrines of freedom.}}</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==