The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Charles Haywood
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Jun 7, 2021 • 46min

Archeofuturism: European Visions of the Post-Catastrophic Age (Guillaume Faye)

The insane, yet weirdly compelling and with flashes of great insight, vision of the late Guillaume Faye, who wrote of combining the past and the future, while erasing the present.  (This review was first published September 10, 2018.) The written, original version of this review can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/09/10/book-review-archeofuturism-european-visions-post-catastrophic-age-guillaume-faye. 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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May 25, 2021 • 31min

Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town (Brian Alexander)

Of the downsides, and a few upsides, of private equity and other financial engineering, viewed through the decline of Lancaster, Ohio, a condensed symbol of much that has gone wrong with America. 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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May 22, 2021 • 14min

Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages (Etienne Gilson)

And now for something completely different, an eighty-year-old work about medieval philosophies. (The written version of this review was first published September 8, 2018.  Written versions are available here.)
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May 10, 2021 • 25min

Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World (Alexander Rose)

A story of achievement and accomplishment, gripping in every detail, which highlights how far we have fallen from greatness. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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May 7, 2021 • 23min

Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts)

The original Man of Destiny, a possible template for our own future Man of Destiny. (The written version of this review was first published September 7, 2018.  Written versions are available here.)
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Apr 23, 2021 • 24min

We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)

Yevgeny Zamyatin's We, from 1921, is the original dystopia that spawned all other twentieth-century dystopias portrayed in literature. Despite being the oldest dystopia, it is in some ways the most relevant one for today, more so than the more famous 1984 and Brave New World. Yet its most crucial lesson is almost always ignored. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Apr 20, 2021 • 27min

Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth (Peter Turchin)

The prolific Peter Turchin offers another attempt to quantify and mathematize history. It's not bad, and it's fairly interesting, but it's not nearly as successful as his more famous Ages of Discord. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Apr 16, 2021 • 24min

How Democracy Ends (David Runciman)

From 2018, one of several then-current books about the impending end of democracy; although this one is less through a Trumpian lens, and thus has not dated as badly as others. With bonus references to Skynet as a possible destructor! (The written version of this review was first published August 29, 2018.  Written versions are available here.)
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Apr 12, 2021 • 22min

The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming (Jean-Martin Fortier)

Thoughts on the practical effects and social impact of small-scale agriculture, along with thoughts on large-scale agriculture and fat people. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Apr 5, 2021 • 20min

Coup d’État: A Practical Handbook (Edward N. Luttwak)

From 2018, through the lens of a classic work of applied politics, thoughts on coups (which have not happened, nor did I predict them), and on social media's role in enforcing global rule of the Left (which I did predict, and which has most definitely happened).  (The written version of this review was first published August 27, 2018.  Written versions are available here.)

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