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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 29, 2019 • 23min
A History of Venice (John Julius Norwich)
Why Venice, interesting of itself, has much to say to us today. (The written version of this review was first published January 31, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Aug 27, 2019 • 27min
Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism (James Stevens Curl)
For a century, we have been subjected to ugly architecture. How did we get here, and what can be done about it? (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Aug 25, 2019 • 10min
The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny (William Strauss and Neil Howe)
Steve Bannon loves this book. I don't. (The written version of this review was first published January 22, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
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Aug 23, 2019 • 53min
On the “Dark Enlightenment,” and of Curtis Yarvin / Mencius Moldbug
My generally negative take on the lines of thought that fall under the umbrella of the "Dark Enlightenment." (The written version of this review was first published June 27, 2018. Written versions, in web, PDF and ebook formats, are available here. The web version also contains extensive comments, including responses from me.)
Aug 21, 2019 • 22min
American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm (Thomas P. Hughes)
This thirty-year-old book talks of a century of American technological progress that ended twenty years before it was published. What does that century of technological grandeur tell us about today? (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Aug 18, 2019 • 25min
Eumeswil (Ernst Jünger)
This classic book, by the protean Ernst Jünger, is often taken to be a libertarian manifesto. That is entirely wrong. (The written version of this review was first published January 21, 2019. Written versions, in web, PDF and ebook formats, are available here.)
Aug 16, 2019 • 23min
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (James Fitzjames Stephen)
Today we offer thoughts about a contemporaneous attack on the "harm principle" of that avatar of Enlightenment and progressive thought, John Stuart Mill. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
Aug 13, 2019 • 23min
On Battlefield V
A complete analysis of the controversy surrounding the computer game Battlefield V. (The written version of this review was first posted January 16, 2019.)
Aug 11, 2019 • 19min
The Language of the Third Reich (Victor Klemperer)
This book, Victor Klemperer's book "The Language of the Third Reich," appears to have been taken as instruction manual by a particular group today. (The written version of this review was first published January 11, 2019.)
Aug 9, 2019 • 12min
Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography (Robert Irwin)
A pause from the concerns of today, to discuss a famous polymath of yesterday. (The written version of this review can be found here.)
