The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

Carl Schmitt's most famous book—with discussion of the friend/enemy distinction, as applied to America today, along with discussion of Christian duties with respect to the public enemy, hostis, which do not include either love or staying one's hand. The written version of this review can be found here . We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark o...

A modern classic, of war and relations between the sexes, with a great deal to say about the present American moment. 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...

In which I (mostly) criticize integralism, and in which, when this article was first published four years ago, the outlines of Foundationalism are becoming apparent.  (This article was first published December 22, 2018.) The written, original version of this article can be found here , or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/12/22/book-review-before-church-and-state-a-study-of-social-order-in-the-sa...

Thoughts on elite theory, through an update of James Burnham's "The Machiavellians."   And most importantly, of whether overthrow of our current regime depends on the prior development of a counter-elite (sneak peek—it does not). 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...

Well, the title explains what it's about, doesn't it? The written version of this article 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. 

By popular demand, my complete thoughts on what a young person should do, and how he should act, at this moment. The written version of this article 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 dona...

An academic study of something with great relevance for today—the seizure of necessary weapons by a tyrannical occupying state. (This article was first published November 21, 2018.) The written, original version of this article can be found here , or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/11/21/book-review-gun-control-in-nazi-occupied-france-tyranny-and-resistance-stephen-p-halbrook/ We strongly encou...

Straight history today, not politics, in the form of Christian (and Muslim) heroism at the final end of the Crusades. This was originally published on January 24, 2020. The written version of this article 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 emai...

An analysis of our likely future, by the excellent John Michael Greer. And a discussion of whether I am likely to become a warlord. 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 doe...

A disappointing book about a fascinating man, and also of much else, including Jewish success, the bogus exaltation of "marginalized voices," the fantasies of "Hidden Figures," and Alan Turing. 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...

A corrective to the mushy thinking often offered about animal capabilities. 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. 

Of corruption and oligarchy in the medical profession. This is the audio narration version of my review of the pseudonymous Paracelsus's "First Do No Harm," published in the outstanding journal IM-1776 . 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...

Through the lens of a classic novel, I analyze the bodily destructions visited on each of us today, and what we can do about it. 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 n...

In which I tell you how I got rich, and how you (maybe) can too. This was originally published on April 30, 2019. The written version of this article 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 don...

How the Chinese and the Mexicans are deliberately killing Americans; not that this book will come out and admit it.  And of what should be done about it. 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...

A deep dive into first-century Christianity, its close relationship to Second Temple Judaism, and myths that give us an inaccurate picture of early Christian doctrine and worship. 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 subscrib...

Today's throwback is done in response to the stupid clown show now being put on in Congress by the regime, wasting their and our time trying to tarnish the heroes of the Electoral Justice Protest. This was originally published on March 23, 2021. The written version of this article can be found here . We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our...

The blogger Tyler Cowen, in his book "Stubborn Attachments," exemplifies a miserably inadequate, and failed, line of thought about future human flourishing.  (This article was first published December 7, 2018.) The written, original version of this article can be found here , or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/12/07/stubborn-attachments-a-vision-for-a-society-of-free-prosperous-and-responsible-...

[Since I wrote this, in 2018, our slide toward totalitarianism has not only accelerated, but become worse than that which Havel faced. Perhaps, though, as Lenin said, the worse, the better.] Václav Havel's famous essay, born of a specific time and place, resonates decades later in our own proto-totalitarian society. What should be done? Havel tells us. The written version of this review can be fou...

Carl Schmitt's thoughts on the Roman Catholic Church, or rather that Church as it was a hundred years ago, and European political organization. History took a different turn, but as always, Schmitt has worthwhile things to say. 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:/...

Of Ethiopia—mostly of modern Ethiopia, a fascinating country. But what role is it likely to play in the future? 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 donati...

The good, the bad, and the ugly about James Burnham's famous 1941 book. 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. 

An analysis of Traditionalism, the set of beliefs offered by thinkers (from René Guénon to Julius Evola) who attempted to retrieve supposed ancient wisdom and apply it to the modern world. (This article was first published November 30, 2018.) The written, original version of this article can be found here , or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2018/11/30/book-review-against-the-modern-world-traditiona...

Through the lens of a prophetic work of fiction, continuing the question of whether civilizational decline can be arrested and reversed, and thinking about the moral implications of actions related to that endeavor. 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.thewort...

A review that in effect passes judgment on all modern science fiction, with a slightly different tack from my usual. (This article was first published August 23, 2016.) The written, original version of this article can be found here , or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2016/08/23/book-review-the-years-best-science-fiction-thirty-third-annual-collection-gardner-dozois-ed/ We strongly encourage, in th...