I am here to give you back your future. Human flourishing in the coming post-liberal West. The hour is late, and Moloch is within the gates. Foundationalism. Reality-focused writings, often on history and politics.
Episodes
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
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.)
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
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.)
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
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.)
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
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.)
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
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.)
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
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.)
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
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.)
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.)