The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Charles Haywood
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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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Jul 24, 2019 • 25min

Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America (Chris Arnade)

Today we talk about an important book, cutting across political lines in America, though one that falls a bit short in making necessary distinctions.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Jul 20, 2019 • 20min

Conformity: The Power of Social Influences (Cass R. Sunstein)

Everyone talks about conformity; Cass Sunstein tries to break it down and offers useful tools for examining the mechanisms of conformity, when it is good, and when it is bad.  He even succeeds, in part.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Jul 18, 2019 • 8min

West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express (Jim DeFelice)

Something a bit more personal, since I had a relative who rode for the Pony Express, a brief, but (formerly) iconic episode in American history.  (The written version of this was originally posted January 9, 2019).
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Jul 13, 2019 • 31min

On Space

Thoughts on Space—of itself, of false myths, and of it as a pillar of Foundationalism.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)
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Jul 10, 2019 • 18min

Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings (Tom Shippey)

Today we talk about Vikings, real Vikings, with an emphasis on history but, as usual, some thoughts on today.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

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