The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

My generally negative take on the lines of thought that fall under the umbrella of the "Dark Enlightenment."  (The written version of this review was first published June 27, 2018.  Written versions, in web, PDF and ebook formats, are available here.  The web version also contains extensive comments, including responses from me.)

This thirty-year-old book talks of a century of American technological progress that ended twenty years before it was published.  What does that century of technological grandeur tell us about today?  (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

This classic book, by the protean Ernst Jünger, is often taken to be a libertarian manifesto.  That is entirely wrong. (The written version of this review was first published January 21, 2019.  Written versions, in web, PDF and ebook formats, are available here.)

Today we offer thoughts about a contemporaneous attack on the "harm principle" of that avatar of Enlightenment and progressive thought, John Stuart Mill.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

A complete analysis of the controversy surrounding the computer game Battlefield V. (The written version of this review was first posted January 16, 2019.)

This book, Victor Klemperer's book "The Language of the Third Reich," appears to have been taken as instruction manual by a particular group today. (The written version of this review was first published January 11, 2019.)

A pause from the concerns of today, to discuss a famous polymath of yesterday.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

Thoughts on, and comparisons to, a bleak vision of the human future, that is not meant to be bleak.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

Discussion of an exhaustive analysis how the Turks exterminated the country's entire Christian population, an unpleasant topic that nonetheless deserves attention.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)

A discussion of a Danish journalist's even-handed look at Hungary today, where we focus less on the usual range of views about Viktor Orbán, and more on the questions of Gypsies and Russia.  (The written version of this review can be found here.)