Episodes

Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution (R. R. Palmer)
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
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.)

Friday Nov 20, 2020
The Pastel City (M. John Harrison)
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
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.)

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
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.)

Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All (Michael Shellenberger)
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
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.)

Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
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.)

Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
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.)

Monday Oct 26, 2020
The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss (David Bentley Hart)
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
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.)

Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
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.)

Monday Oct 19, 2020
Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents (Rod Dreher)
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
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.)

Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
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.)