Episodes

Tuesday May 12, 2020
Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein)
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
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.)

Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
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.)

Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
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.)

Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
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.)

Sunday Apr 26, 2020
The Judiciary’s Class War (Glenn Harlan Reynolds)
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
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.)

Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Lord of All the Dead (Javier Cercas)
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
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.)

Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror (Victor Sebestyen)
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
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.)

Monday Apr 13, 2020
Mine Were of Trouble (Peter Kemp)
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
A fascinating memoir by an Englishman who fought for the side that fortunately won in the Spanish Civil War, Franco's Nationalists. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Monday Apr 06, 2020
The Apple and the Arrow (Mary and Conrad Buff)
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Of William Tell, and tyranny, yes, but much more of current events, most of all the crippling feminization of society fully revealed by our societal reaction to the virus. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Friday Apr 03, 2020
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
In the hysteria that characterizes the current moment, of a man who pushed masculinity as the cure for every problem. A man we could use today, but we are cursed with the leaders we have instead. (The written version of this review was first published February 14, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)