Sam Francis, the Prophet by Gregory Hood

"Sam Francis, the Prophet" is an article by Gregory Hood, published on American Renaissance, which presents Sam Francis as a visionary conservative thinker whose analysis of America's cultural and political decline remains highly relevant.

Hood portrays Francis as a "prophet" who accurately diagnosed the root of America's problems: the dominance of a liberal managerial elite that undermines traditional culture, national identity, and the interests of the white middle class (whom Francis called Middle American Radicals). The article emphasizes Francis’s call for a cultural revolution—inspired by Antonio Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony—to build independent institutions and challenge elite control before seeking political power.