The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Charles Haywood
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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Aug 7, 2019 • 6min

Invisible Planets (Hannu Rajaniemi)

Thoughts on, and comparisons to, a bleak vision of the human future, that is not meant to be bleak.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Aug 6, 2019 • 24min

The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924 (Benny Morris and Dror Ze’evi)

Discussion of an exhaustive analysis how the Turks exterminated the country's entire Christian population, an unpleasant topic that nonetheless deserves attention.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Jul 31, 2019 • 19min

Orbánland: How I Came To Understand Viktor Orbán’s Hungary And The Future Of Europe (Lasse Skytt)

A discussion of a Danish journalist's even-handed look at Hungary today, where we focus less on the usual range of views about Viktor Orbán, and more on the questions of Gypsies and Russia.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Jul 28, 2019 • 10min

48 Hours (William Fortschen)

Here we talk about how our government would really act in an existential crisis.  Hint: not well.  (The written version of this review was first posted January 10, 2019.)
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Jul 27, 2019 • 20min

The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics (Michael Malice)

Discussion of an anarchist's view of a section of the fringe Right—not the fringe worth talking about, unfortunately.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

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