The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

On my very favorite topic of all, myself. (The written version of this review was first published July 23, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A comparative analysis of Western and Eastern Christian theology, for the benefit of both, though primarily for the benefit of the former. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

A complete analysis of the 1918 Finnish Civil War, where the good guys beat the bad guys, so as a result this war is obscure. But it has much to say that is applicable today. (The written version of this analysis can be found here.)

Of the Terror in the French Revolution, and what it says of the modern Left and our politics today. (The written version of this review was first published July 23, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

In a fifty-year-old work of science fiction, the Heroic Narrative, presciently adapted in a way that addresses our current age's denial of reality. (The written version of this review was first published July 20, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A winding, but excellent, discussion of the importance of art in fighting against the Left, along with my own thoughts on Space as a crucial element of Western cultural rebirth. (The written version of this review was first published June 29, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A comprehensive, if not exciting, dismantling of the anti-human ideology of environmental extremists. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

From 2018, but even more applicable today, what can be done in the short term about the corruption wrought by our ruling class. (The written version of this review was first published June 19, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A somewhat confused exploration of how the upper-middle class accrues benefits to itself, which I use to explore more important topics, such as America's aristocracy, and how it should be changed. (The written version of this review was first published June 14, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A turn away from the politics of today, toward eternal things, in thoughts on an outstanding work by David Bentley Hart. (The written version of this review was first published June 13, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

An outstanding analysis of how we got to the undesirable Now, which also contains a great deal of wisdom on how we can achieve a desirable post-liberal society. (The written version of this review was first published June 8, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

In which I discuss the good parts, and the inadequate parts, of Rod Dreher's latest—with a particular focus on not being a Beautiful Loser. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

An exploration of a ghostwritten work of Communist propaganda designed to swing American support to one side in the Syrian wars. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

What a forty-year-old science fiction classic says about our present, and our future. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

The fascinating history of a small land with a long history, in preparation for a later piece on the 1918 Finnish Civil War. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Just in time for the 2020 elections, thoughts from two years ago about what drove the 2016 elections. (The written version of this review was first published May 24, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A discussion about the wars to come. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Today we talk about the "why" of entrepreneurship, which for me has always been money. And why pretending to teach entrepreneurship is stupid. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

A memoir of political action and violence in 1920s Germany with, as always, lessons for today—most importantly, that it is a myth that the young are Left, and that rapid change is in the nature of unstable, discredited regimes. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Matthew B. Crawford is back, with thoughts on automation, embodied cognition, and safetyism. They are very good thoughts. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

A book not really about the diamond, but about the superiority of Western culture. (The written version of this review was first published May 19, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

On the most important book of the year, Michael Anton’s The Stakes, which you should read, right now, to prepare for the immediate future. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, a man who challenged the interests of the powerful, and why his successors today are hampered in ways he was not, such that more direct methods are necessary. (The written version of this review was first published April 21, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Not just a review of this book, by choice extremist Deirdre McCloskey, but also an explanation of why I will no longer read or review any modern book by the Left merely in order to disprove it. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Dani Rodrik's book disappoints, since he is unable to escape the old and tired neoliberal frame, and doesn't even try very hard. (The written version of this review was first published April 21, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A thrilling tale of the brief, but spectacular, Portuguese efflorescence between 1490 and 1520, featuring a cast of characters we could use today. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

This is the book that made William Manchester, later the biographer of Churchill, and it is both a book well worth reading, and one that could only have been written when it was, 1968. (The written version of this review was first published April 20, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Barry Strauss's latest book doesn't offer anything particularly new, but it does offer food for thought. And I predict our November future! (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

As the Wuhan Plague has exposed many jobs as substantively valueless, Matthew Crawford's classic work on work, manual labor, and craft has assumed more relevance. (The written version of this review was first published April 17, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

As it is said, history does not repeat, but it does echo. This book narrates those echoes, which grow louder every day in 2020 America, in the history of the late Roman Republic. (The written version of this review was first published August 3, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Of the most aristocratic of the Founding Fathers, a man whose views have been proven right over time. (The written version of this review was first published April 11, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Back when Christians heeded the command to proselytize, tools for conversion were many and varied. The gospel harmony analyzed in this book was one such, and it offers insights into both their culture, and our culture. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

In which I excoriate Pope Francis as stupid and Pope Benedict as weak, and call for a wholesale purge within the Roman Catholic Church. (The written version of this review was first published March 30, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

The grossly defective character of a 1950s Italian village is of more relevance to twenty-first-century America than we might like to believe. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Of things analog, from vinyl to film to books, and their importance. Good, but somewhat obtuse about the corrosive class implications of a return to analog. (The written version of this review was first published March 28, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

As violence looms, it is worthwhile to understand what violence means. (The written version of this review was first published March 27, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Of the German hyperinflation of 1923, something much better understood now than it was then—but still an event with important lessons for our society today. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Jordan Peterson has been taken off the board, apparently permanently, by himself or by his enemies, but that does not change the essential value of his work. (The written version of this review was first published March 23, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Thoughts on whether the Enlightenment was necessary for the material progress we enjoy today (though perhaps not tomorrow). (The written version of this review was first published March 14, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

An analysis, meant to be a complete evaluation of why we, as a society, should not generally wear face masks in response to the Wuhan Plague. (The written version of this analysis, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Relevant in these days of incoherent hysteria about (exaggerated chances of) death, a famous Roman philosopher's reflections on death, collected by an outstanding modern classicist. (The written version of this review was first published March 13, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

It's a book about bricks, but more importantly, it's a book about automation, something that is grossly oversold to us today. But why is it oversold to us? (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

A detailed evisceration of Left attacks on democracy in Hungary and Poland, along with much discussion of Left attempts to desperately hold on to their power in America. (The written version of this review was first published March 8, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

On limitations of the franchise, and the role of women in the military, through the lens of a famous work of science fiction. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

No politics here, in this examination of what used to be standard Christian theology, now often lost in the sea of liquid modernity. (The written version of this review was first published March 1, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

In which I spend little time on Scientology, and a lot of time on the religious principles of a well-run state and society. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Thoughts from 2018 on energy, a topic in turmoil in the past few weeks—along with analysis of the risible Paris Accords, yet another stupid attempt to hoodwink Americans. (The written version of this review was first published February 27, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Of the Front-Row Kids and the Back-Row Kids, specifically as represented among our ultimate masters, the federal judiciary. (The written version of this review was first published February 24, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

A modern exploration of the Spanish Civil War through a familial historical lens; a missed opportunity to honestly explore the political rifts in places far from the centers of power. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

The life of Lenin offers valuable lessons and advice for the Right today. (The written version of this review was first published February 24, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)