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 Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Reviewed, with thoughts, Michael Anton's excellent set of "Flight 93" essays. He pulls his punches a bit, I think, but a more concise explanation of our current problems would be hard to find. (The written version of this review was first published April 7, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Read Mark Miodownik's's very good Liquid Rules. Mostly what I have to say is about flight attendants and Islam, which are both obviously connected to the subject matter of this book. (The written version of this review was first published April 5, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Thoughts on “Bronze Age Mindset” by the pseudonymous Bronze Age Pervert. Clever and subversive; more than meets the eye. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Reviewed Jonathan Tepper's nicely done entry in the pro-competition genre, (The written version of this review was first published February 27, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
A change of pace, from modern politics to seventeenth-century Japan, and to eternal, rather than transitory, things. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
An oral history of the ultra-talented Warren Zevon, warts and all.
The written version of this review can be found here.
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Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Thoughts on a dense classic. (The written version of this review was first published February 23, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Reviewed William I. Hitchcock's "The Age of Eisenhower." Short version of the review: Eisenhower OK but defective; 1950s good; Baby Boomers bad. (The written version of this review was first published February 16, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)