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The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

I am here to give you back your future. Human flourishing in the coming post-liberal West. The hour is late, and Moloch is within the gates. Foundationalism. Reality-focused writings, often on history... Read more

Ranked #1

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Bronze Age Mindset (Bronze Age Pervert)

Bronze Age Mindset (Bronze Age Pervert)

Thoughts on “Bronze Age Mindset” by the pseudonymous Bronze Age Pervert. Clever and subversive; more than meets the eye.... Read more

23 Sep 2019

35mins

Ranked #2

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On Francisco Franco

On Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco's body may have been exhumed by his enemies today, but they cannot destroy his example, of a successful... Read more

24 Oct 2019

1hr 33mins

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Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Laura Spinney)

Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Laura Spinney)

A year ago, I offered thoughts on the next pandemic, in particular its possible effects on society and the reaction of t... Read more

1 Feb 2020

17mins

Ranked #4

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The Collapse of Complex Societies (Joseph A. Tainter)

The Collapse of Complex Societies (Joseph A. Tainter)

A book with some interesting points, but extremely narrow and deliberately self-blinkered. (The written version of this ... Read more

1 Mar 2020

19mins

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The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Karl Polanyi)

The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Karl Polanyi)

I thought this book was be good; I was wrong. Free market fundamentalism is bad, to be sure, but what Karl Polanyi offer... Read more

26 Dec 2019

25mins

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)

Today we review, and as always comment on matters related to, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harar... Read more

27 May 2019

17mins

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Theory of the Partisan: Intermediate Commentary on the Concept of the Political (Carl Schmitt)

Theory of the Partisan: Intermediate Commentary on the Concept of the Political (Carl Schmitt)

A throwback today, that is not really a throwback.  Thoughts from, and thoughts about, Carl Schmitt, reality-based maste... Read more

21 Jun 2019

26mins

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Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective (Hilarion Alfeyev)

Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective (Hilarion Alfeyev)

Stepping away from the hurly-burly of current events, today we talk about a core, yet obscure, Christian doctrine.  (The... Read more

28 Jun 2019

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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (Alasdair MacIntyre)

After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (Alasdair MacIntyre)

Thoughts on a dense classic. (The written version of this review was first published February 23, 2019. Written versions... Read more

13 Sep 2019

20mins

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The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics (Michael Malice)

The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics (Michael Malice)

Discussion of an anarchist's view of a section of the fringe Right—not the fringe worth talking about, unfortunately.  (... Read more

27 Jul 2019

19mins

Ranked #11

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The Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam (G. W. Bowersock)

The Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam (G. W. Bowersock)

Thoughts about obscure conflicts from fourteen hundred years ago, and what they tell us of today. (The written version o... Read more

9 Mar 2020

22mins

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The Power of the Powerless (Václav Havel)

The Power of the Powerless (Václav Havel)

Václav Havel's famous essay, born of a specific time and place, resonates decades later in our own proto-totalitarian so... Read more

3 Jan 2020

37mins

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The Captive Mind (Czeslaw Milosz)

The Captive Mind (Czeslaw Milosz)

Yet another classic work that is, unfortunately, just as relevant today. (The written version of this review, in web, PD... Read more

5 Dec 2019

24mins

Ranked #14

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Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts (Alexander Langlands)

Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts (Alexander Langlands)

Today we review, and as always comment on matters related to, Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Tr... Read more

26 May 2019

17mins

Ranked #15

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Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Graham Allison)

Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Graham Allison)

An exploration of the supposed Grand Master's mostly banal thoughts. Also of multiculturalism, wine aunts, and our own f... Read more

9 Feb 2020

20mins

Ranked #16

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Why Liberalism Failed (Patrick J. Deneen)

Why Liberalism Failed (Patrick J. Deneen)

Thoughts, from two years ago now, on Patrick Deneen's seminal work, the first major work of post-liberalism in the moder... Read more

21 Jan 2020

24mins

Ranked #17

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Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West (R. R. Reno)

Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West (R. R. Reno)

Rusty Reno's new book is good enough, but too narrow in its vision, even cramped.  (The written version of this review, ... Read more

25 Oct 2019

22mins

Ranked #18

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On Quillette

On Quillette

Thoughts on Quillette, ally in the wars to come.  (The written version of this review was first published April 20, 2019... Read more

28 Oct 2019

18mins

Ranked #19

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On the Subjective Mental State of Liberals

On the Subjective Mental State of Liberals

Some thoughts on how liberals view the world, derived in part from the New York Times's podcast, “The Argument.” (The wr... Read more

5 Dec 2019

26mins

Ranked #20

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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy (Jonah Goldberg)

Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy (Jonah Goldberg)

Peerless NeverTrumper Jonah Goldberg instructs us how to view the world. (The written version of this review was first p... Read more

16 Jan 2020

26mins

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