The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

A book not about Palantir, or even about maintaining American power, but rather primarily a right-wing philosophical demand for national unity. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/09/25/the-technological-republic-hard-power-soft-belief-and-the-future-of-the-west-alexander-karp-and-nicholas-zamiska/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark...

A classic study of a bona fide fascist party, back a hundred years ago when fascism actually existed. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/09/11/falange-a-history-of-spanish-fascism-stanley-g-payne/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications , or...

The latest from the fantastic Theodore Judson, an exploration of the future history of America. And of whether we should ever give charity to foreigners. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/09/04/the-timerman-theodore-judson/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe f...

A brilliant set of engaging essays. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/08/24/dispatches-from-the-late-republic-the-culture-politics-and-prophets-of-american-greatness-decline-and-rebirth-michael-anton/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications...

A rambling, but interesting, set of ruminations on consciousness, showing the total failure of materialism. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/08/18/a-world-appears-a-journey-into-consciousness-michael-pollan/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifi...

How America was born in war. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/08/12/the-british-are-coming-the-war-for-america-lexington-to-princeton-1775-1777-rick-atkinson/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications , or subscribe at Substack . The Worthy H...

A compelling, perhaps prescient, work about future American glory. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/07/09/red-state-mars-travis-corcoran/). This article was first published at  Frontier ; you should subscribe! We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifi...

A famous, but somewhat strange, book from 1979.  Of the decline of American society from the perspective of fifty years ago. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/05/16/the-culture-of-narcissism-american-life-in-an-age-of-diminishing-expectations-christopher-lasch/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworth...

An excellent examination of ancient Persia, in its relations with the Roman Republic and Empire, with lessons for today's dumb war against Iran, that is, Persia. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/04/27/rome-and-persia-the-seven-hundred-year-rivalry-adrian-goldsworthy/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.t...

Carl Schmitt's detailed thoughts, after World War II, about the collapse of the pre-World War I order, and what might replace it--not that anything has yet, which is why the globe exists in disorder. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/04/13/the-nomos-of-the-earth-in-the-international-law-of-the-jus-publicum-europaeum-carl-schmitt/). We strongly en...

An insightful, and infuriating, analysis of the forced decline of the profession of trucking, and what might be done about it. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/03/17/end-of-the-road-inside-the-war-on-truckers-gord-magill/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe fo...

A voluminous history of the Percy family, who ruled the North of England for five hundred years. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/03/04/kings-in-the-north-the-house-of-percy-in-british-history-alexander-rose/). The PDF is here: https://theworthyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TOMWED1.pdf We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our m...

The first book from the estimable Theodore Judson, author of Fitzpatrick's War. An evocative study of a simple man's life, lived with honor in the face of adversity.  Nearly impossible to find, but below is a link to an (authorized) PDF.  The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/01/30/tom-wedderburns-life-theodore-judson/). The PDF is here: https://thew...

A cogent, insightful examination of how concentrations of economic power, primarily tech power, erode the stability of our society while enriching an unaccountable parasite class. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/01/02/the-age-of-extraction-how-tech-platforms-conquered-the-economy-and-threaten-our-future-prosperity-tim-wu/). We strongly encourag...

A classic, but often misunderstood, study of Power. Not a libertarian manifesto, nor any endorsement of so-called classical liberalism. And contrary to myth, not a rejection of the ability of populism to effect regime change. Rather, a total repudiation of democracy, and an endorsement of aristocratic rule governed by natural law. The written version of this review can be found here (https://thewo...

A clinical examination of the death of the Left, of "Enlightenment" liberalism, and of what comes next. The written version of this review can be found here ( https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/12/08/the-collapse-of-global-liberalism-and-the-emergence-of-the-post-liberal-world-order-philip-pilkington/ ). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com )....

Why and how you should leave a legacy to your family and your society, and against false charity and pernicious modern ideas about inheritance. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/11/24/leaving-a-legacy-inheritance-charity-thousand-year-families-johann-kurtz/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhou...

A bold and insightful, but somewhat flawed, exposition of what is wrong with the modern world, and what to do about it. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/11/12/against-the-machine-on-the-unmaking-of-humanity-paul-kingsnorth/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe...

An exploration of Near Death Experiences, including his own, from a man who has often explored the many aspects of human nature. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/09/30/in-my-time-of-dying-how-i-came-face-to-face-with-the-idea-of-an-afterlife-sebastian-junger/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthy...

Of a man often misunderstood by Americans, whose life offers valuable lessons for the coming time of national renewal. Bonus content about insane Indian ethnonarcissism! The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/09/22/cornwallis-soldier-and-statesman-in-a-revolutionary-world-richard-middleton/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main si...

A new collection of crucial writings from the fantastic Paul Gottfried. And of the future of Left and Right. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/08/22/the-essential-paul-gottfried-essays-from-1984-2024-paul-gottfried/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email...

A complete analysis of the turbulent near future of the regime which, for a short while longer, rules the United Kingdom, through the lens of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/08/18/on-the-united-kingdom-and-1989-eastern-europe-as-harbinger/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main...

A semi-famous work of fiction about a failed life, with lessons about how you, too, can be a failure if you don't act like a man. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/07/21/stoner-john-williams/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Wor...

A competent brief history of medieval English peasantry, unfortunately distorted and largely ruined by rancid feminist bias. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/06/17/a-medieval-life-cecilia-penifader-and-the-world-of-english-peasants-before-the-plague-judith-m-bennett/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.t...

An interesting study of the life of seamen in the age of sail, and of why Churchill was partially wrong about "rum, sodomy, and the lash." The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/06/06/sons-of-the-waves-the-common-seaman-in-the-heroic-age-of-sail-stephen-taylor/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhous...