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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Oct 4, 2019 • 15min
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Eric Hoffer)
Reviewed Eric Hoffer's famous "The True Believer." It does not deserve to be famous. (The written version of this review was first published April 8, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Sep 30, 2019 • 27min
After the Flight 93 Election: The Vote that Saved America and What We Still Have to Lose (Michael Anton)
Reviewed, with thoughts, Michael Anton's excellent set of "Flight 93" essays. He pulls his punches a bit, I think, but a more concise explanation of our current problems would be hard to find. (The written version of this review was first published April 7, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Sep 25, 2019 • 21min
Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives (Mark Miodownik)
Read Mark Miodownik's's very good Liquid Rules. Mostly what I have to say is about flight attendants and Islam, which are both obviously connected to the subject matter of this book. (The written version of this review was first published April 5, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Sep 23, 2019 • 35min
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. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Sep 21, 2019 • 18min
The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition (Jonathan Tepper)
Reviewed Jonathan Tepper's nicely done entry in the pro-competition genre, (The written version of this review was first published February 27, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Sep 20, 2019 • 15min
The Samurai (Shūsaku Endō)
A change of pace, from modern politics to seventeenth-century Japan, and to eternal, rather than transitory, things. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Sep 18, 2019 • 11min
A World Split Apart: Commencement Address Delivered at Harvard University, June 8, 1978 (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
We talk about the eerie prescience of, and current application of, this classic jeremiad from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, prophet of his age. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Sep 16, 2019 • 10min
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon (Crystal Zevon)
An oral history of the ultra-talented Warren Zevon, warts and all.
The written version of this review can be found here.
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Sep 13, 2019 • 20min
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, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Sep 10, 2019 • 16min
The Memoirs of St. Peter: A New Translation of the Gospel According to Mark (Michael Pakaluk)
A turn away from current events, to long-ago events, still relevant today. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
