The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Francisco Franco's body may have been exhumed by his enemies today, but they cannot destroy his example, of a successful defense against, and total defeat of, the Left. That example deserves to be better known, for it will doubtless prove useful soon (which is why the Left is desperate to suppress the truth about Franco). (The written version of this review was first published April 16, 2019. Writ...

This new biography of Alexander not only offers nothing new, despite its breathless title, but tiresomely tries to shoehorn modern concepts into the past. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats,  can be found here .)

Reviewed Sohrab Ahmari's compelling memoir, "From Fire, by Water," which has less to say about Islam than about the defects of the modern world. Highly recommended. (The written version of this review was first published April 14, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

An exploration of art in society, and just as importantly, of the arc of thought both of Sohrab Ahmari and of post-liberalism. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats,  can be found here .)

Reviewed David Reich's "Who We Are and How We Got Here," in which the author threads the needle on controversial topics. (The written version of this review was first published April 11, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

Reviewed the Gies's "Life in a Medieval City," which shows, roughly, that oppression theories are myths, and life in the thirteenth century wasn't, when boiled down, all that different from now. (The written version of this review was first published April 10, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

Reviewed Eric Hoffer's famous "The True Believer." It does not deserve to be famous. (The written version of this review was first published April 8, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

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 .)

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 .)

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 .)

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 .)

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 .)

We talk about the eerie prescience of, and current application of, this classic jeremiad from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, prophet of his age. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here .)

An oral history of the ultra-talented Warren Zevon, warts and all. The written version of this review can be found here . We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 

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 .)

A turn away from current events, to long-ago events, still relevant today. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here .)

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 .)

I wanted to learn about Singapore, where limited democracy works. But I didn't learn much from this book. (The written version of this review was first published February 13, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

Some thoughts, mostly grouchy, on the habit of Republicans to betray. Not a new phenomenon, as this book shows. But a fatal one. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here .)

This book is earnest and valuable, but completely inadequate and gap-filled. (The written version of this review was first published February 12, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

Wilhelm Röpke's 1960 "A Humane Economy" offered prescriptions for combining free markets with necessary limits.  Valuable thoughts in today's flux.  (The written version of this review was first published February 3, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

Why Venice, interesting of itself, has much to say to us today.  (The written version of this review was first published January 31, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats,  are available here .)

For a century, we have been subjected to ugly architecture. How did we get here, and what can be done about it? (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here .)

Steve Bannon loves this book. I don't. (The written version of this review was first published January 22, 2019. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here .)

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.)