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6 days ago
6 days ago
14 min
A compelling, perhaps prescient, work about future American glory.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/07/09/red-state-mars-travis-corcoran/).
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May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
27 min
A famous, but somewhat strange, book from 1979. Of the decline of American society from the perspective of fifty years ago.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/05/16/the-culture-of-narcissism-american-life-in-an-age-of-diminishing-expectations-christopher-lasch/).
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Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
25 min
An excellent examination of ancient Persia, in its relations with the Roman Republic and Empire, with lessons for today's dumb war against Iran, that is, Persia.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/04/27/rome-and-persia-the-seven-hundred-year-rivalry-adrian-goldsworthy/).
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Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
31 min
Carl Schmitt's detailed thoughts, after World War II, about the collapse of the pre-World War I order, and what might replace it--not that anything has yet, which is why the globe exists in disorder.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/04/13/the-nomos-of-the-earth-in-the-international-law-of-the-jus-publicum-europaeum-carl-schmitt/).
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Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
22 min
An insightful, and infuriating, analysis of the forced decline of the profession of trucking, and what might be done about it.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/03/17/end-of-the-road-inside-the-war-on-truckers-gord-magill/).
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Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
19 min
A voluminous history of the Percy family, who ruled the North of England for five hundred years.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/03/04/kings-in-the-north-the-house-of-percy-in-british-history-alexander-rose/).
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Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
20 min
The first book from the estimable Theodore Judson, author of Fitzpatrick's War. An evocative study of a simple man's life, lived with honor in the face of adversity. Nearly impossible to find, but below is a link to an (authorized) PDF.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/01/30/tom-wedderburns-life-theodore-judson/).
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Jan 2, 2026
Jan 2, 2026
35 min
A cogent, insightful examination of how concentrations of economic power, primarily tech power, erode the stability of our society while enriching an unaccountable parasite class.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/01/02/the-age-of-extraction-how-tech-platforms-conquered-the-economy-and-threaten-our-future-prosperity-tim-wu/).
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Dec 27, 2025
Dec 27, 2025
47 min
A classic, but often misunderstood, study of Power. Not a libertarian manifesto, nor any endorsement of so-called classical liberalism. And contrary to myth, not a rejection of the ability of populism to effect regime change. Rather, a total repudiation of democracy, and an endorsement of aristocratic rule governed by natural law.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/12/27/on-power-the-natural-history-of-its-growth-bertrand-de-jouvenel/).
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Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
23 min
A clinical examination of the death of the Left, of "Enlightenment" liberalism, and of what comes next.
The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/12/08/the-collapse-of-global-liberalism-and-the-emergence-of-the-post-liberal-world-order-philip-pilkington/).
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