1. After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, published in 1981 by Scottish philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre
Individuals no longer have roles such as peasant, warrior, priest, or king. The modern "manager" uses manipulation, for he has no ethical legitimacy. We must return to a society of virtue grounded in purpose.
2. The Forest Passage by Ernst Jünger
Various books by Ernst Jünger, the German World War I hero who promoted an aristocratic masculinity.
The Forest Passage, 1951 (about rebellion)
Storm of Steel, 1920 (the WWI diary experience)
On Pain, 1934
War as an Inner Experience, 1922
3. Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
Norwegian author Knut Hamsun's Growth of the Soil (1917), which won him the Nobel Prize 🏆. This was the world's first novel to feature a main character's inner monologue.
A man finds a fertile patch of untouched land where he starts a life from nothing, but he is soon entangled in a growing bureaucracy being built around him.
4. Thinking Black by Dan Crawford
Thinking Black: 22 Years Without a Break in the Long Grass of Central Africa (1912) is a memoir by Dan Crawford, a British missionary who spent over two decades in the Congo.
Drawing from his firsthand observations, he explores African thought patterns, folklore, and social structures.
5. The Fates of Nations by Paul Colinvaux
Ohio State professor of ecology Paul Colinvaux gives us The Fates of Nations: A Biological Theory of History (1980), or why richer nations must wage war on poorer nations.
6. Intellectuals by Paul Johnson
British historian Paul Johnson's Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky (1988).
Johnson argues that these figures often exhibit profound personal failings, such as hypocrisy, cruelty, deceit, and egocentricity, which undermine their right to prescribe sweeping societal reforms.
7. Ship of Fools by C.R. Hallpike
C.R. Hallpike's Ship of Fools: An Anthology of Learned Nonsense about Primitive Society (2018).
The book targets popular works by authors like Yuval Harari in "Sapiens," William Arens on cannibalism myths, and Noam Chomsky on universal grammar, exposing their lack of anthropological grounding. Hallpike likens their claims to the fictional absurdity of "The Flintstones," highlighting their superficial scientific value.
8. Traditionalism by John Dunn
Traditionalism: The Only Radicalism (2014) by John Dunn, emeritus Professor at King's College, Cambridge.
Dunn posits traditionalism as a radical reclamation pre-modern values. He draws from medieval ethos, communal bonds, and a rejection of usury and debt-based economies that could dismantle the modern wage-slavery system.
9. The Coming Caesars by Amaury de Riencourt
The Coming Caesars (1957) by Amaury de Riencourt
De Riencourt's central thesis is that America's democratic institutions, strained by its global superpower status and the de-individualization of its egalitarian masses, are inevitably evolving toward "Caesarism": a charismatic, centralized leadership that fuses executive power with popular sovereignty.
10. The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter
The Collapse of Complex Societies (1988) by archaeology Professor Joseph Tainter.
Tainter argues that societies are inherently "problem-solving organizations" that grow more complex to address challenges, but this process eventually leads to diminishing returns, making further investments unsustainable and triggering rapid simplification, i.e., collapse.
11. God’s Battalions by Rodney Stark
American sociologist Rodney Stark published God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades in 2009.
Stark argues that the Crusades were a justified, defensive response to centuries of aggressive Muslim persecution of Christians in the Holy Land and beyond.
12. Oriental Despotism by Karl Wittfogel
Former communist Karl A. Wittfogel's book Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power (1957) offers the explanation why the West is unique and the rest is despotic.
13. The Ascent of Mind by William Calvin
William H. Calvin's provocative book The Ascent of Mind: Ice Age Climates and the Evolution of Intelligence (1991) explains why Nordic races such as European hominids developed superior intelligence.
14. The Emotional Life of Nations
Psychoanalyst and social historian Lloyd deMause offers a dive into The Emotional Life of Nations (2002).
The book's central argument is that wars, violence, and broader human misery stem from the restaging of early childhood traumas on a societal scale.
15. Jews and the New American Scene by Seymour Lipset and Earl Raab
Seymour M. Lipset and Earl Raab's Jews and the New American Scene (1995) describes how 19th-century Jewish immigrants, who started in New York City as tailors, became a massively overrepresented ethnicity in politics, business, media, and law by the late 20th century.
16. Prussianism and Socialism by Oswald Spengler
Prussianism and Socialism (1919) by Oswald Spengler (the author of The Decline of the West).
Unlike "English socialism" (associated with liberalism and economic individualism), which Spengler sees as rooted in personal gain, Prussian socialism is militaristic and state-centric, drawing on traditions of command and bureaucratic efficiency exemplified by figures like Otto von Bismarck.
17. The Case for Patriarchy by Timothy Gordon
The Case for Patriarchy (2021) by Timothy J. Cordon.
Patriarchy is not only biblically mandated but essential for restoring Christian order in the family and society.
18. Across the Atlantic Ice by Dennis Stratford and Bruce Bradley
Across the Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture (2012) by Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley.
The authors argue that the American Clovis culture, the first human inhabitants of North America, were Europeans from present-day France and Spain.
19. Catastrophic Failure by Stephen Coughlin
Stephen Coughlin's Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad (2014).
The book critiques U.S. national security policy, arguing that ideological blinders—imposed by political correctness and influences like the Muslim Brotherhood—have left America vulnerable to jihadist threats.
20. Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters
Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast, and Italy, 1500-1800 (2004) by Robert C. Davis.
21. Death Object by Akio Akatani
Death Object: Exploding the Nuclear Weapons Hoax (2017) by Akio Nakstani.
Delivers the case that atomic bombs don't exist, and that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were carpet-bombed with napalm fire.
22. Genius and the Mobocracy by Frank Wright
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Genius and the Mobocracy (1947).
A bold critique of "mobocracy": the dehumanizing sway of mass mechanization and conformity that erodes individual creativity in favor of bland, soulless uniformity.
23. Sparta and Its Law by Eduardo Velasco
Sparta and Its Law (2021) by Eduardo Velasco.
Sparta was much more than a simple State: it was an archetype, it was the greatest exponent of the war doctrine.
24. The Unintended Reformation by Brad Gregory
The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society (2012) by Brad S. Gregory.
The reforms that Martin Luther meant for the Catholic Church gradually morphed into many of the liberal values we now regret, including consumerism.
25. The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt
German political thinker Carl Schmitt wrote The Concept of the Political (1927).
Politics is about distinguishing between friends and enemies. This distinction is not moral (good vs. evil) or aesthetic (beautiful vs. ugly), but public and concrete, where the enemy represents a threat to one's way of life that could escalate to physical killing in extreme cases.
Red Fog Over America, The Plot Against The Church, Mein Kampf- to start with.