The Worthy House • Toward A Politics of Future Past

The Holy Fire: The Story of the Fathers of the Eastern Church (Robert Payne)

It’s Lent, so let’s spend a little time away from politics. The Holy Fire, first published in 1957, when Eastern Orthodoxy had zero presence in the religious consciousness of...

March 23, 2023

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Book Reviews, Charles, Christian History, Christian Theology, Religion, The Orient

Crossing the Rubicon: Caesar’s Decision and the Fate of Rome (Lucca Fezzi)

Published by Charles Haywood

In our failing American Republic, Julius Caesar is, for many, a condensed symbol. He stands in for everything that might bring a final, formal end to institutions already dead,...

March 2, 2023

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Book Reviews, Charles, Civil War, Classical History, Wars To Come

February Appearances!

Published by Charles Haywood

I was honored to appear in four different venues in February. These were: 1) A second appearance on Alex Kaschuta’s Subversive podcast. 2) An appearance on Brian Chau’s From...

February 27, 2023

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Announcement, Charles, Third-Party Participation

On Entrepreneurial Success

Published by Charles Haywood

I am often asked how I achieved entrepreneurial success. That is, how I became, in the words of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory,” “rich—yes, richer than a king.” (We...

February 20, 2023

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Biography & Autobiography, Business & Money, Charles, Practical Skills, Sex Roles

Der Fragebogen (The Questionnaire) (Ernst Von Salomon)

Published by Charles Haywood

Ernst von Salomon’s Der Fragebogen is unique, a product of the refiner’s fire, a work forged in the cataclysm of mid-twentieth-century Europe. But this once-famous, now-obscure book, published only...

February 6, 2023

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Biography & Autobiography, Book Reviews, Charles, European History, Political Discussion & Analysis, Post-Liberalism, Radical Right Authoritarianism, Social Behavior, Wars To Come

Throw-Back Thursday: To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism (Ross Douthat)

Published by Charles Haywood

[Having waited a decent interval after Pope Benedict’s death, this article is timely again. It was originally published on March 30, 2018.] Ross Douthat has a job that is,...

February 3, 2023

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Book Reviews, Charles, Christian History, Christian Theology, Religion

I Discuss Topical Topics on The Pete Quinones Show

Published by Charles Haywood

Now available is my recent discussion on The Pete Quinones Show! This was pretty spicy. We discuss the Russo-Ukraine War (including that it’s time to give Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia back...

February 2, 2023

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Announcement, Political Discussion & Analysis, Third-Party Participation, War

My Appearance on “Tucker Carlson Today”: Full Version

Published by Charles Haywood

In September, I sat down for a talk with Tucker Carlson, on Tucker Carlson Today. This is the complete video. We talk about a great deal, from Foundationalism to...

January 26, 2023

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Announcement, Charles, Gardening & Farming, Political Discussion & Analysis, Third-Party Participation

The Making of Oliver Cromwell (Ronald Hutton)

Published by Charles Haywood

If you know anything about Oliver Cromwell—and few do nowadays— you probably have an opinion about the man. Some vilify him; “A curse upon you, Oliver Cromwell, you who...

January 16, 2023

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Book Reviews, British History, Charles, Christian History, Civil War, European History, Military History, Religion, Renaissance History, Third-Party Participation, War

For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, A.D. 66–74 (Guy MacLean Rogers)

Published by Charles Haywood

Let’s talk about the Jews. No, not about how the Jews supposedly run the world (although there is some truth buried in that claim, to which we will return)....

January 9, 2023

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Book Reviews, Charles, Classical History, Ethnography, Islam & The Islamic World, Military History, Religion, The Orient, War

Throw-Back Thursday: Edwin Arlington Robinson: A Poet’s Life (Scott Donaldson)

Published by Charles Haywood

[This was originally published on October 17, 2017.] I have zero creative talent. The pinnacle of my own ability to draw is stick figures, and not good ones. I...

January 5, 2023

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American History, Biography & Autobiography, Life Advice

“What Victory Looks Like”—Discussion with Auron MacIntyre

Published by Charles Haywood

Now available is my discussion with Auron MacIntyre about victory over the Left. We talk about permanent success in building a Left-free society, about “no enemies to the right,”...

January 2, 2023

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Announcement, Charles, Colloquies, Foundationalism, Political Discussion & Analysis, Post-Liberalism, Technology, Third-Party Participation, Wars To Come

On Wealth and Poverty (Saint John Chrysostom)

Published by Charles Haywood

As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be rich. I was not wealthy growing up, nor was anybody I knew. Today, however, as I state perhaps...

December 28, 2022

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Book Reviews, Charles, Christian History, Christian Theology, Classical History, Religion, Social Behavior

More on Regime Fragility—Talking with Astral

Published by Charles Haywood

I sat down for a talk with Astral, of Astral Flight Simulation. His views on Regime fragility differ somewhat from mine, and I specifically used his views as a...

December 18, 2022

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Announcement, Political Discussion & Analysis, Third-Party Participation

On “No Enemies to the Right”

Published by Charles Haywood

Stephen Covey wrote a once-famous book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Six of the habits are forgettable, and should be forgotten. But the seventh—ah, that is everything!...

December 13, 2022

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Announcement, Charles, Christian History, Christian Theology, Political Discussion & Analysis, Post-Liberalism, Wars To Come

Technology and More—My Conversation with J. Burden

Published by Charles Haywood

Now available is my discussion with J. Burden, who offers “History, theology and politics from the best anonymous accounts.” (I’m not anonymous, but I strongly support online anonymity and...

December 9, 2022

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Announcement, Foundationalism, Third-Party Participation

The Age of Paradise: Christendom from Pentecost to the First Millennium (John Strickland)

Published by Charles Haywood

Christian nationalism is in the air. While that obscure term has been weaponized recently to whip up hate against Christians, it is a real thing, with many historical manifestations....

December 7, 2022

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Book Reviews, Charles, Christian History, Christian Theology, Classical History, Foundationalism, Post-Liberalism, Religion

The Eggs Benedict Option (Raw Egg Nationalist)

Published by Charles Haywood

Often those who complain about the world in which we live offer neither a clear vision of how things might be different, nor a path to achieve that vision....

November 22, 2022

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Book Reviews, Charles, Economics, Gardening & Farming, Post-Liberalism, Practical Skills, Social Behavior

More on Regime Fragility—My Conversation with Brandon Van Dyck

Published by Charles Haywood

Now available is my discussion with Brandon Van Dyck. Brandon is a scholar of comparative civilizational analysis and of our ideological regime, both interests of mine. We make quite...

November 12, 2022

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Announcement, Charles, Political Discussion & Analysis, Third-Party Participation

On the Fragility of the Current Regime

Published by Charles Haywood

You are the good guy in a Western movie showdown. You stand in the dusty street, facing your opponent, a black-clad gunslinger with a fearsome reputation. You have seen...

October 31, 2022

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Analysis, Charles, Left-Liberalism, Political Discussion & Analysis, Popular, Social Behavior, Wars To Come

Anton, Cooper, Haywood, Peterson, and Reaboi Walk into a Bar . . .

Published by Charles Haywood

You may be tired of discussion of Caesarism. But if you are not, this one is for you! Recently, at a super-secret location, I was honored to participate in...

October 22, 2022

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Announcement, Charles, Third-Party Participation

The Concept of the Political (Carl Schmitt)

Published by Charles Haywood

This, Carl Schmitt’s best-known work, first published in 1932, is a crucial book for our present moment. The clear-eyed Schmitt, who stands far above any modern political philosopher, writes...

October 14, 2022

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Book Reviews, Carl Schmitt, Charles, Christian Theology, Political Discussion & Analysis, Post-Liberalism, Wars To Come

On My Lawsuit Against Amazon (Updated)

Published by Charles Haywood

For people who like this sort of thing, I am pleased to present my lawsuit filed, in federal court in Seattle, a few weeks ago against Amazon (mentioned on...

October 6, 2022

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Announcement, Charles, Law, Technology

“Caesar & Beyond”—My Appearance with Auron MacIntyre

Published by Charles Haywood

Now available is my discussion with Auron MacIntyre. We talk about Caesar, of course, but also much more, including the (likely limited) role of people such as ourselves in...

September 26, 2022

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American History, Announcement, Charles, Political Discussion & Analysis, Third-Party Participation, War, Wars To Come