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
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
26 min
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.)
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020
19 min
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.)
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
20 min
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.)
Apr 3, 2020
Apr 3, 2020
26 min
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.)
Mar 28, 2020
Mar 28, 2020
26 min
A very recent book that became more relevant overnight—its diagnosis of decadence, and what comes after, is newly relevant in a world changed by the Chinese virus. But Douthat ignores the elephant in the room. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
10 min
A partially successful attempt to compress a thousand years of complex history into a readable text. (The written version of this review was first published February 11, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Mar 21, 2020
Mar 21, 2020
33 min
A complete analysis of the eternal modern Western battle between those who focus on human limits (and who often wish humanity would disappear) and those who view science and technology as handmaidens to man's progress and destiny. (The written version of this review was first published February 9, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
15 min
It is, I think, timely to consider the differences in how the Chinese and the Americans approach the world. It is certainly instructive. (The written version of this review was first published February 7, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Mar 16, 2020
Mar 16, 2020
24 min
In these times of turmoil, why the 1960s were not just a mistake, but a societal evil, and how we can take advantage of today's circumstances to get back on track. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Mar 12, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
11 min
A short review, for once, of this excellent work, which discusses how the modern world, in thought and technology, was birthed by Europeans a thousand years ago. (The written version of this review was first published January 27, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)