The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Charles Haywood
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Jul 27, 2021 • 20min

The Russian Revolution: A New History (Sean McMeekin)

An examination of lessons to be learned from the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, a time of ferment resembling ours,  including the crucial lesson that great change is always a step function, not gradual. (This review was first published September 23, 2018.) The written, original version of this review can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/09/23/book-review-russian-revolution-new-history-sean-mcmeekin/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jul 19, 2021 • 20min

Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs (Camilla Townsend)

Camilla Townsend, an expert on the history of the Aztecs, discusses controversial claims about Aztec homosexuality and the downfall of the Aztec civilization. She also explores the transformation of the Aztec capital and the legacy of the Spanish arrival, along with reflections on the brutality of Cortez and the justification of violence in the pursuit of societal renewal.
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Jul 15, 2021 • 29min

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (Gustave Le Bon)

Why are the vast majority of Western reactions to the Wuhan Plague irrational? This classic work helps us understand. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jul 5, 2021 • 19min

Freedom (Sebastian Junger)

What is freedom? Not in the philosophical sense; that's boring and done to death. Rather, what is freedom as something that emerges from lived reality, and how does it relate to human flourishing? Through the lens of Sebastian Junger's "Freedom," a modest book only modestly successful. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 29, 2021 • 29min

Where Death and Glory Meet: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (Russell Duncan)

Of Robert Gould Shaw, a man who was once the embodiment of heroism, and of what heroism means, and should mean, today. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 26, 2021 • 14min

On Revolution (Hannah Arendt)

Hannah Arendt's semi-worthwhile thoughts on revolution, mostly superseded or proven wrong in the fifty years since, and written in an opaque and annoying style.  (This review was first published September 13, 2018.) The written, original version of this review can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/09/13/book-review-revolution-hannah-arendt/. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 22, 2021 • 30min

The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy (Carl Schmitt)

The dense-but-very-worthwhile thoughts of Carl Schmitt, preeminent political philosopher, on democracy, parliamentarianism, liberalism, and much more, all with notable application for us today. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 17, 2021 • 50min

The Foundationalist Manifesto: The Politics of Future Past

Our future, if we have the will to grasp it, in a nutshell. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 12, 2021 • 44sec

Announcement: Podcast Discussion between Michael Anton and Charles Haywood

Something different--not a complete Worthy House offering, but a direction to one related to The Worthy House. I am pleased to announce that The Claremont Institute, in the form of The American Mind, a publication of the Institute, has published a Special Edition of its regular podcast. This Special Edition features, and consists of nothing but, a discussion between Michael Anton, author of the crucial books "The Stakes" and "After the Flight 93 Election," and myself. We talk about Straussianism, Augustus, our past, and our future.  You can find the podcast here:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Go8VDI2_s8&t=2067s   The American Mind: https://americanmind.org/audio/the-american-mind-podcast-special-edition-america-in-decay-hope-or-despair/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 
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Jun 10, 2021 • 25min

What to Do When the Russians Come: A Survivor’s Guide (Robert Conquest)

Of a forgotten book that precisely predicts our current American situation, and is a salutary reminder of the universal behavior of the Left. The written version of this review can be found here. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 

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