

The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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 and politics.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 25min
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife (Sebastian Junger)
An exploration of Near Death Experiences, including his own, from a man who has often explored the many aspects of human nature.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/09/30/in-my-time-of-dying-how-i-came-face-to-face-with-the-idea-of-an-afterlife-sebastian-junger/).
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Sep 22, 2025 • 27min
Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World (Richard Middleton)
Of a man often misunderstood by Americans, whose life offers valuable lessons for the coming time of national renewal. Bonus content about insane Indian ethnonarcissism!
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/09/22/cornwallis-soldier-and-statesman-in-a-revolutionary-world-richard-middleton/).
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Aug 22, 2025 • 22min
The Essential Paul Gottfried: Essays from 1984–2024 (Paul Gottfried)
A new collection of crucial writings from the fantastic Paul Gottfried. And of the future of Left and Right.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/08/22/the-essential-paul-gottfried-essays-from-1984-2024-paul-gottfried/).
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Aug 18, 2025 • 42min
On the United Kingdom, and 1989 Eastern Europe as Harbinger
A complete analysis of the turbulent near future of the regime which, for a short while longer, rules the United Kingdom, through the lens of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/08/18/on-the-united-kingdom-and-1989-eastern-europe-as-harbinger/).
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Jul 21, 2025 • 20min
Stoner (John Williams)
A semi-famous work of fiction about a failed life, with lessons about how you, too, can be a failure if you don't act like a man.
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Jun 17, 2025 • 25min
A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader and the World of English Peasants Before the Plague (Judith M. Bennett)
A competent brief history of medieval English peasantry, unfortunately distorted and largely ruined by rancid feminist bias.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/06/17/a-medieval-life-cecilia-penifader-and-the-world-of-english-peasants-before-the-plague-judith-m-bennett/).
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Jun 6, 2025 • 20min
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail (Stephen Taylor)
An interesting study of the life of seamen in the age of sail, and of why Churchill was partially wrong about "rum, sodomy, and the lash."
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/06/06/sons-of-the-waves-the-common-seaman-in-the-heroic-age-of-sail-stephen-taylor/).
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May 22, 2025 • 25min
John Chrysostom on the Roman Empire: A Study on the Political Thought of the Early Church (Constantine Bozinis)
Of empire, democracy, and mixed government, through the prism of one of the greatest Fathers of the Church.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/05/22/john-chrysostom-on-the-roman-empire-a-study-on-the-political-thought-of-the-early-church-constantine-bozinis/).
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Apr 11, 2025 • 29min
Russia Enters the Railway Age, 1842–1855 (Richard Mowbray Haywood)
An exhaustive study of the construction of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Railway, written by my father.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/04/11/russia-enters-the-railway-age-1842-1855-richard-mowbray-haywood/).
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Mar 31, 2025 • 24min
Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America (Jim Rasenberger)
Of Sam Colt, who made all men equal, yet found little happiness, it seems, in doing so.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/03/31/revolver-sam-colt-and-the-six-shooter-that-changed-america-jim-rasenberger/).
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