A famous, but somewhat strange, book from 1979.  Of the decline of American society from the perspective of fifty years ago.

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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.

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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.

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An insightful, and infuriating, analysis of the forced decline of the profession of trucking, and what might be done about it.

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A voluminous history of the Percy family, who ruled the North of England for five hundred years.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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A clinical examination of the death of the Left, of "Enlightenment" liberalism, and of what comes next.

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Why and how you should leave a legacy to your family and your society, and against false charity and pernicious modern ideas about inheritance.

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A bold and insightful, but somewhat flawed, exposition of what is wrong with the modern world, and what to do about it.

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