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The Judiciary’s Class War (Glenn Harlan Reynolds)
Episode 107
Of the Front-Row Kids and the Back-Row Kids, specifically as represented among our ultimate masters, the federal judiciary. (The written version of this review was first published February 24, 2018. …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Lord of All the Dead (Javier Cercas)
Episode 106
A modern exploration of the Spanish Civil War through a familial historical lens; a missed opportunity to honestly explore the political rifts in places far from the centers of power. (The written v…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror (Victor Sebestyen)
Episode 105
The life of Lenin offers valuable lessons and advice for the Right today. (The written version of this review was first published February 24, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are avai…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Mine Were of Trouble (Peter Kemp)
Episode 104
A fascinating memoir by an Englishman who fought for the side that fortunately won in the Spanish Civil War, Franco's Nationalists. (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook format…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
The Apple and the Arrow (Mary and Conrad Buff)
Episode 103
Of William Tell, and tyranny, yes, but much more of current events, most of all the crippling feminization of society fully revealed by our societal reaction to the virus. (The written version of th…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
Episode 102
In the hysteria that characterizes the current moment, of a man who pushed masculinity as the cure for every problem. A man we could use today, but we are cursed with the leaders we have instead. (Th…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
The Decadent Society: How We Became a Victim of Our Own Success (Ross Douthat)
Episode 101
A very recent book that became more relevant overnight—its diagnosis of decadence, and what comes after, is newly relevant in a world changed by the Chinese virus. But Douthat ignores the elephant in…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity (Robert Louis Wilken)
Episode 100
A partially successful attempt to compress a thousand years of complex history into a readable text. (The written version of this review was first published February 11, 2018. Written versions, in w…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World (Charles C. Mann)
Episode 99
A complete analysis of the eternal modern Western battle between those who focus on human limits (and who often wish humanity would disappear) and those who view science and technology as handmaidens…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently . . . and Why (Richard E. Nisbett)
Episode 98
It is, I think, timely to consider the differences in how the Chinese and the Americans approach the world. It is certainly instructive. (The written version of this review was first published Februa…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago