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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications , or subscribe at Substack . The Worthy ...
May 16, 2026•28 min•Ep. 354
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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications , or subscribe at Substack . The...
Apr 27, 2026•25 min•Ep. 353
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 encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also sub...
Apr 13, 2026•31 min•Ep. 352
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 for email notifications , or subscribe at Substack . The Worthy House does not solicit donations or ot...
Mar 17, 2026•23 min•Ep. 351
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 main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications , or sub...
Mar 04, 2026•20 min•Ep. 350
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://theworthyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TOMWED1.pdf We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark...
Jan 30, 2026•21 min•Ep. 349
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 encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe...
Jan 02, 2026•35 min•Ep. 348
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://theworthyhouse.com/2025/12/27/on-power-the-natural-history-of-its-growth-bertrand-de-jouvenel/). We stron...
Dec 27, 2025•47 min•Ep. 347
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 ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donations or oth...
Dec 08, 2025•24 min•Ep. 346
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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donatio...
Nov 24, 2025•28 min•Ep. 345
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 for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads....
Nov 12, 2025•29 min•Ep. 344
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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit dona...
Sep 30, 2025•25 min•Ep. 343
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 site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy H...
Sep 22, 2025•27 min•Ep. 342
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 notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other th...
Aug 22, 2025•22 min•Ep. 341
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 site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worth...
Aug 18, 2025•42 min•Ep. 340
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 Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other than at the main site, you...
Jul 21, 2025•20 min•Ep. 339
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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not soli...
Jun 17, 2025•25 min•Ep. 338
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.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donation...
Jun 06, 2025•20 min•Ep. 337
Of empire, democracy, and mixed government, through the prism of one of the greatest Fathers of the Church. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/05/22/john-chrysostom-on-the-roman-empire-a-study-on-the-political-thought-of-the-early-church-constantine-bozinis/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donatio...
May 22, 2025•25 min•Ep. 336
An exhaustive study of the construction of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Railway, written by my father. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/04/11/russia-enters-the-railway-age-1842-1855-richard-mowbray-haywood/). We strongly encourage all listeners 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. Other than at the m...
Apr 11, 2025•29 min•Ep. 335
Of Sam Colt, who made all men equal, yet found little happiness, it seems, in doing so. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/03/31/revolver-sam-colt-and-the-six-shooter-that-changed-america-jim-rasenberger/). We strongly encourage all listeners 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. Other than at the ma...
Mar 31, 2025•24 min•Ep. 334
A competent history of the Kurdish warlord Saladin, and his battles against Christians in the Holy Land. And of modern distorted and false views of his works. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/03/11/the-life-and-legend-of-the-sultan-saladin-jonathan-phillips/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site ( https://www.theworthyhouse.com ). You can also subscribe for email notifications . The Worthy House does not solicit donat...
Mar 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 333
Christopher Lasch's famous exposition of the false claims of progress, and of what the alternatives are to an unthinking slavish devotion to "progress." A book that was before its time in 1991, but the moment of which may have come. The written version of this review can be found here ( https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/03/04/the-true-and-only-heaven-progress-and-its-critics-christopher-lasch/ ). We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main...
Mar 04, 2025•28 min•Ep. 332
A classic work about religion, law, and governance in pre-history, and how those structures formed the Greece and Rome we know. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/02/18/the-ancient-city-numa-denis-fustel-de-coulanges/). 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 do...
Feb 18, 2025•27 min•Ep. 331
Why the golden calf of Gross Domestic Product should be rejected as a measure of America's flourishing. The written version of this review was first published in The American Mind , and can be found here (https://americanmind.org/salvo/golden-calf-of-the-grand-old-party/) 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 ...
Feb 13, 2025•22 min•Ep. 330
The second volume in Ronald Hutton's trilogy biography of Oliver Cromwell. And of how England could sure use a new Cromwell as of this moment. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/02/03/oliver-cromwell-commander-in-chief-ronald-hutton/). 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...
Feb 03, 2025•25 min•Ep. 329
Of the life and death of the Leviathan state of Thomas Hobbes, and much else besides, as always with Carl Schmitt, including how the end of that state led to the administrative/managerial state and the triumph of destructive, soulless technique. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/01/29/the-leviathan-in-the-state-theory-of-thomas-hobbes-meaning-and-failure-of-a-political-symbol-carl-schmitt/). We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship an...
Jan 29, 2025•32 min•Ep. 328
Of empires and their fall, and whether America can or should remain an empire, or become just a nation again. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/01/21/the-martian-generals-daughter-theodore-judson/) 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 supp...
Jan 21, 2025•33 min•Ep. 327
Of the Red Stick War of 1813, and of the American Indian, past and future. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/12/28/a-brutal-reckoning-andrew-jackson-the-creek-indians-and-the-epic-war-for-the-american-south-peter-cozzens/) 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 solici...
Dec 26, 2024•26 min•Ep. 326
A complete analysis of private justice, both in the abstract and in the circumstances in which Americans today find ourselves. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/12/16/on-private-justice/) 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 ha...
Dec 17, 2024•52 min•Ep. 325
