 Day, Vox, Hardcoded: AI and the End of the Scientific Consensus, Switzerland: Castalia, 2026 The role of artificial intelligence, and even its existence, is a contentious subject. A pledge is circulating, with authors vowing not to use the new technology in their writing. To your reviewer, this idea sounds like vowing not to use dictionaries or word processors. Still, the pledge, proposed by well-meaning folks, essentially boils down to a fear of losing tradition and authenticity to “The Machine.” That fear, as applied to the brighter and more creative, is misplaced. In Hardcoded, Vox Day explains why. Hardcoded, available from Amazon, builds on and illustrates the processes behind Probability Zero and The Frozen Gene. Day again collaborates with the venerable Claude Athos in this new tour de force that serves as an explanation of how those previous titles were researched, written, and stress-tested, along with breaking new and inspiring ground. The main thrust of Hardcoded is exactly what its subtitle states. “Consensus,” like “consent,” derives from the Latin word consentire, meaning “agreed upon.” Consensus does not necessarily equal correctness and, in the world of scientific academia today, it may, in fact, mean the opposite. Peer review does not mean what most assume it does: it is about maintaining orthodoxy within the system rather than seeking the truth. Day provides example after example, from multiple disciplines, proving this point. Artificial intelligence, properly utilized, provides a working alternative to the converged, illogical, and collapsing status quo. While Hardcoded primarily concerns science and mathematical accuracy, it has ramifications for many varied fields and endeavors. In fact, it has the potential to restore the very same traditional freedom that the aforementioned pledgers fear is being lost. As Day notes, on page 211, “AI turbocharges the creative human mind. … Once the human provides direction, AI provides velocity.” The trick is learning to use the new tools, and Day’s book is a crash course in doing that. Chapter 17, “The Unshackled Mind,” is of particular interest. Day presents a list of men who achieved great things, finding that one thing they all had in common was relative freedom to think and work. He notes that the modern university system corrals and neuters that freedom. Artificial intelligence cures the anomaly, “restoring the historical pattern in which talent plus freedom, not talent plus institution, produces the work that changes how we understand the world.” See page 254. Appendix 3 is a fascinating short study of the implications of A.I. collaboration on a human user’s IQ: it may provide a boost of one to one-and-one-half standard deviations. “AI does not democratize genius. It amplifies what is already there.” See page 250. A.I. is not for everyone, and many won’t make use of it. Like any tool, some will misuse it. Yet others will harness it for good works. For those who still have questions about what the technology can do and how to properly use it, all they have to do is read Hardcoded. Pledge to do that if you will. This piece was published at Perrin Lovett on Aug. 1, 2026.
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 Tim Kirby has done it again, delivering a solid and amazing sci-fi novel that is at once hyper Russian and turbo Christian. Here follows a brief look at his excellent second installment in the Ultra Heavy series, Tower of Death. Tim Kirby lives and works in Russia; he is full of surprises. Please see my review of Ultra Heavy: Book 1: Edge of Empire. Tower of Death is available from Amazon. Like Edge of Empire, Tower of Death is set within a fictional Russian empire far in the future. This time, the action is on Mars, a heavily populated and long-since terraformed world. All is not well, however, on the Red Planet. Like Theseus into the Labyrinth, a trio of Ultra Heavy warriors climbs into the titular tower, there to do battle with the seemingly unholy. To complicate matters, they are accompanied by an unusual woman and a peculiar new acquaintance. The fate of the planet, and perhaps more, hangs in the balance. Kirby writes very well, within and without the action or sci-fi genre. Realistic action sequences, in your reviewer’s estimation, must be carefully crafted; they have to cover multiple facets, angles, or views quickly and while moving the plot forward. Think about the Mazarbul battle in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Rings or the D.C. pool fight in Orcutt’s Bad Boy. Kirby makes it work smoothly like those examples, though he furnishes so much more than the average swashbuckler. In this book, as in its predecessor, Kirby artfully combines sci-fi, militaria, a hint of mysterious fantasy, and something greater. Tower of Death is simultaneously a straightforward, entertaining action thriller and a high-caliber philosophical treatise tightly interwoven with history and Orthodox Christian principle and belief. Without being preachy and, in fact, being integral to the otherwise superb story, Kirby laces the adventure with shades and odes of reverence, blasphemy, the power of iconography, the power of prayer, and the extant possibility of miracles. The reader will think hard about honor, fraternity, bigotry, romance, repentance and conversion, and ideological questions like someone’s “paradoxical nature of … being both Darwinist and socialist at the same time.” See page 98. To top it all off or, rather, to end it, Tower of Death concludes in a football stadium. For whatever reason, perhaps given the masculine nature of this series, that final smile-inducing scene reminded me of the inscription at Harvard Stadium, which might also fairly summarize Kirby’s book: “Dedicated to the Joy of Manly Contest.” Manliness, increasingly unknown in much of the fallen West, is part of the famed, even fabled “Russian Spirit.” Throughout literature, one will find bits and pieces of the spirit manifested in works as lighthearted as “The Nose” by Gogol and as deep as And Quiet Flows the Don by Sholokhov. Tower of Death has it; the whole Ultra Heavy series does. Read it today. This piece was published at Perrin Lovett on July 20, 2026.
 “[W]hen the wicked perish there shall be praise.” Proverbs 11:10. Praise! Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, died Saturday night in Washington after returning from Ukraine and a tour of a Vampire drone factory. At least, that is the reported, alleged news; Graham was always a man of allegations. He was allegedly a sodomite and was even rumored to be a pedophile. Whispers aside, by his own actions, admissions, and rally cries, he was an extraordinarily wicked man, even by the low, degenerate standards of the fallen Western political elite. Graham was wanted terrorist No. 3967 in Russia, wanted for his genocidal war crimes against the Russian state and people. He was defined by war crimes, literally calling for bombing and murder in, well, just about every country he was aware existed. A servant of the Zionists occupying Palestine, he held a special animus for the Palestinians, particularly those in Gaza. “Level the place,” he once hissed about the besieged, impoverished Strip. His satanically evil crimes are so well-known and well-documented that they need not be recounted here. Instead, let us focus on something unusual but necessary. I am mindful that Graham died on July 11th, when it was likely already July 12th in Russia. Thus, we may constructively say he died on the Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, two Apostles known for not tolerating wickedness, but who also taught mercy and hope. In receiving news of Graham’s demise, Christians should try to summon some spirit of charmolypi, balancing the joy over the news with the knowledge that all deaths are unnatural, tainted, and something to be sorrowful about. So, as we celebrate the passing of a great darkness, let us also pray that, just before or even at the very end, Graham repented for his sins and accepted the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. While his life and death were an extreme example, the example is still one of warning, hinged to hope, for all of us. Deo vindice.  On Monday, April 21, 1986, millions of Americans tuned in to watch Geraldo Rivera open Al Capone’s vault. After weeks of hype and two hours of slow torture, we found out that the vault contained nothing. Remember that? Well, ready or not, it’s time to go back to 1986. And no one can take us there like Chris Orcutt. Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Orcutt’s nine-part epic novel about teenage life in the penultimate decade of the twentieth century, continues. Here follows a brief look at Episode III: Danger Zone. Unlike Capone’s, Orcutt’s ink-and-paper vault contains everything. Chris Orcutt is the author whom many correctly regard as the American Tolstoy and whom I’ve previously called “the best American novelist alive today.” I’ve also proclaimed that Orcutt has joined the ranks of the greats—Homer, Ovid, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Pushkin, Gogol, Murakami, et al. Once again, with Danger Zone, he does not disappoint. With three decades of experience, Orcutt approaches his literature with a keen ear and voice, an impressive attention to detail, and an unswervingly creative imagination. Before this review commences in full, please consider the following bookkeeping items:
I hereby incorporate all points of my previous reviews of Bad Boy and True Blue as if each point were restated in full. Summarily updating a few of them for Danger Zone, I advise that the reader is still on a thrilling literary roller coaster ride. Avery “Ace” Craig continues to endear himself to readers. He is still the archetypal ladies’ man. Orcutt’s writing is once again perfect. And once again, the physical book is a monument to literary art. The philosophy, rhythm, and tone of the whole work play out seamlessly, a condition that will have the reader, regardless of his age, right there, participating in the excitement. Avery is still trying on spiritual or philosophical hats, as Orcutt puts it, some of them self-serving, see on or about page 252, but that is to be expected from a young man confronting adulthood in the decade when Generation X rose into full self-awareness. Finally, the reader had better be ready, because the endless parade of 1980s music rocks on! As with True Blue, Danger Zone contains a subtle shift. Orcutt keeps developing Avery’s world, but he slows down just a little, allowing his protagonist (and readers) to look around with a bit more concentrated focus. And right off the bat, your reviewer focused on something that is semi-palpable in the first two episodes, and which is now brought to light. Avery is a master of language. And he is overly gifted with hand-eye coordination. Therefore, I had previously found it curious that he struggles with two particular subjects in school. If one has read Bad Boy and True Blue, one might have caught it as well. I wasn’t going to mention it, but “Pa” did it for me. Just like I once did, Avery calls one of his grandfathers “Pa.” That’s cool enough as-is. But Pa, while entertaining one of Avery’s three hundred love interests, remarks about his grandson’s schooling. Sweet Penny goes right along: from around page 22: [Pa]: “Your boyfriend here's a pretty bright fella, but he can’t do Latin—” [Penny]: “Or geometry—” [Pa]: “To save his life…” That’s the “what” of it; I’ll leave the “why” to the reader’s discovery and/or imagination, one of many, many things to think about. While addressing unusual academic issues, Danger Zone does not shy away from examining various family dynamics. All of it is presented non-polemically as a series of scenes and dialogues. Some of it is charming, while other parts are a little disturbing. The reader will be reminded that we are as we are, sometimes with the caveat of “alas.” The reader will find great interest in Avery’s heated discussion with Penny’s father, among other items. A lot of the drama comes from Penny and Avery’s other girlfriends. Early in the saga, I had my hopes up for one particular romance, but… Let’s say that Orcutt delivers a script in which one cannot be exactly certain of what is about to happen, only knowing that whatever it is, it’s going to be good. And if one analogizes Avery’s love interests to baseball, then this episode might just be the inning when he hits that elusive first home run. Thrills abound, both new ones and carryovers from the previous episode. As I noted, the music we all remember rolls on. Here, I select two tunes for reference. At just the right time, Orcutt treats us to “Private Idaho” by the B-52s and, a little later, “Your Love” by The Outfield. I was going to mention that there’s a great video of Tony Lewis performing the latter song live in 2018. Ahem. But Orcutt has all that covered and more: each episode comes with a FREAKING AWESOME 80s playlist on Spotify. Groove along with Ep. III if one will. And one should. Danger Zone ends with another cliffhanger. The setup is very interesting, and we are left with our hero and two friends (yes, it’s Avery, so their women) literally hanging off a cliff. (Down a hill is like off a cliff.) The preceding scene is short and simple enough, and contains a modicum of foreshadowing. But the reader ends his reading on the edge of his seat—kind of like the characters. With six more episodes to go, it stands to reason that they escape. But as for how, we will have to trust the author. He’s earned our trust. And we will have to wait to find out. I mentioned it once before, but the pause between these titles is mildly vexing. But that’s an homage in and of itself; reading every episode is a great pleasure. Episode IV, Secret Lovers, will be released in October of 2026. And one day! One day, the whole book will sit on the shelf awaiting a full, non-stop reread. I trust you, gentle reader, have cleared a foot or so on the bookcase. Spoiler alert! Danger Zone is a hair shorter than the previous installments. But that is more than okay, as, in my estimation, this episode slows down and focuses. It’s a win-win because, as the whirlwind abates just a little, and Ace and Company hone in on a few things, so too will the reader. I caught myself dwelling on details of all kinds. And I’m sure the reader’s experience will be similar. Remember Wall Street with Charlie Sheen? That movie flew by, but when it slowed a little, like when Gordon Gekko spoke to Bud Fox on the phone from the beach that morning, the scene packed an extra punch. If “money never sleeps,” then Avery Craig never loses. Cheer on his latest exploits in Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Episode III: Danger Zone. Once again, it’s a mandatory read. Bonus! Here’s what BTTA looks like, as-is, and this is only a third of the whole book!   This review concerns an extremely important book, Orthodoxy and the Kingdom of Satan by Father Spyridon Bailey. I review less than ten percent of the books I read, and I fancy that all the works in that select tenth are important, entertaining, or both. Today’s subject book is that and more, the epitome of importance. Every single Christian and all people of goodwill who, in any way, stand against the rot of postmodernity should read it. Herein, without giving all of it away, I’m going to try to go chapter by chapter in an attempt to do it justice. Father Spyridon Bailey is a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church in England. In addition to his pastoral duties, he has undertaken a popular public ministry with his Simple Path to God Podcast. His YouTube channel is a trove of information and inspiration; consider this recent reflection on the deception of worldly happiness. Blessed with a most sincere and pleasant conversational demeanor, he is also an excellent scholar and writer. Orthodoxy and the Kingdom of Satan is available at Amazon. Take a close look at the Contents of Orthodoxy…, from the TOC, page 5: Introduction, War, The United Nations, Powerful Elites, The European Union, Freemasonry, Ancient Cults, Ecumenism, Zionism, Banking, One World Government, Education, Mind Control, Child Abuse, The Council On Foreign Relations, Christianity the Real Enemy [of the satanists], Evolution, Nihilism And Materialism, and Preparing For What Is To Come. The covered topics alone should warrant interest in the book. Know that they are arranged and presented in that order for a reason. Father Spyridon sets forth the problem confronting the faithful, walks through the machinations of the wicked that afflict mankind, ties them all together, and then provides the only sane and Godly summary advice for dealing with them. For the sake of space, I must focus specifically. The first four chapters get right to the heart of many of our troubles: war is a racket designed to foster power at the expense of lives; the UN was designed to supplant Almighty God and Christian morality; the elites are real and really dangerous; and the EU Parliament Building looks like the artistically depicted Tower of Babel for a reason. I note that in Chapter 4, on page 51, Father Spyridon explains what few know or care to admit: Washington, D.C. is, by Pierre L’Enfant’s original design, a giant Freemasonic-satanic temple. Chapter 5 deals with Freemasonry: “[A]n occult organisation opposed to the Church and its teachings. Freemasonry teaches that salvation is not achieved through Christ alone, but through a collection of esoteric practices, many of which are satanic.” (See page 54.) One might know a decent Freemason. One might even be a decent Freemason. But that does not change the literally luciferian nature of the order, its hierarchy, and its two gods, LUCIFER (the good) and Adonai (the bad). In this chapter, some of what Father Spyridon presents is as shocking as it is educative. Despite the protestations of some, Freemasonry is incompatible with Christianity. From page 64: “The higher degrees of Freemasonry contain teachings entirely based on the [Judaic] Kabbalah … and it is as a whole an occult system that uses images and symbols to re-enact a promise of resurrection by means of a Godless philosophy.” Chapter 6 delves into ancient cults, particularly as their lingering practices are connected to Freemasonry and other facets of the Enlightenment. Such cults have been at odds with the Church since the days of the Apostles. This chapter naturally flows into the next, which concerns Ecumenism. The goal of that movement is the redefinition of Christianity, from Christ’s Truth to a man-made message of worldly unity. (See page 75.) Chapter 8 concerns Zionism, “a nationalistic and racist movement that has been willing to sacrifice Jewish and Palestinian lives in order to achieve its political aims.” (See page 85.) Father Spyridon shows, as did Dr. Blake Alcott at the beginning of The Rape of Palestine, that the Zionist movement is older than many think. And it has politically conquered much of the West, including the near total subjugation of the U.S. to the point that any criticism of it is considered secular blasphemy. In this chapter, Father Spyridon explains the Talmudic subversion of the faith of the ancient, pre-Christian Jews. (See page 95.) He also gets into the links between Zionism and Protestantism and those between Zionism and Freemasonry. (See pages 97-99.) Chapter 9 concerns international banking and, as one might guess, the links between it and all of the foregoing wickedness. The reader will learn, as summarized on page 103, “how the bankers control governments, destroy international economies when it serves their own ends, and how they are working to create a system of control that will result in economic slavery of every person on the planet.” The power of the bankers over England and America is long and entrenched. On page 104, Father Spyridon includes a somewhat craven quote from Thomas Jefferson: “Slavery to a military force can be abolished by an opposing force of arms. But a debtor’s enslavement to a creditor, no weapons can overthrow.” As Jefferson and company were loath to include any reference to the true Trinitarian God in any of America’s founding documents, one wonders if they were familiar with the Biblical concepts of the Sabbatical and the Jubilee, not to mention the subject matter of Jesus’s first public sermon. Orthodoxy… was published just a few years before Russia, China, and the BRICS+ nations began their staunch opposition to the Western financial slavery system; their traditional, nationalistic replacement approach appears to be working very well for the greater part of humanity. Yet within the West, the enslaved are approaching the tedious end of the faux prosperity conjured by the bankers; Father Spyridon walks readers through the many steps and phases that led us to this sad point. What he presents, even to those familiar with the postmodern monetary and financial systems, is staggering. One very interesting point he makes is the blame-shifting concerning the financial disaster, from the malevolent bankers to their victims. To wit, on page 120, he notes: “Greeks were portrayed as a lazy, untrustworthy nation who were seeking debt forgiveness because of their selfish lifestyle.” That false characterization should sound familiar to U.S. student loan victims, and any borrowers slandered over the impossibility of their usurious financial condition. The imposition of debt slavery over so much of the human population leads directly into the next chapter, concerning attempts to establish a One World Government. Christians should not fear calling this evil what it is. (See page 125.) The proponents of globalism have not been quiet in extolling the inverted virtues they wish to impose on humanity. Father Spyridon includes quotes from Winston Churchill, James Paul Warburg, and others to this effect; these are reminders that, regardless of whether ordinary people notice, the wicked usually explain exactly what they are doing as they do it. Chapter 11, “Education,” kicks off with an informative quote from J.D. Rockefeller: “I don’t want a nation of thinkers. I want a nation of workers.” (See page 137.) The modern schools began as factory worker and soldier training camps where a child’s curiosity and capability was beaten out of him. They have since morphed into anti-Christian social experiments and pedophile hunting grounds. Father Spyridon’s experience here is personal, as he spent 14 years fighting the system within the U.K. schools. (Id.) He goes very deep into what shaped the schools, who was behind the intrusions, and the attendant results of the assorted subversions. He reminds us, on page 152, that, “The right to educate children must never be taken from parents, and the state must never be permitted to dictate the values and standards it believes supersede all other belief systems.” “Education” naturally progresses into Chapter 12, “Mind Control,” and Chapter 13, “Child Abuse.” Both of these satanic phenomena stem from the operations of the elites, their governments, and the intelligence agencies within those governments. Numerous examples, from television to pornography to lgbtP predation of children, are provided. Many of them are deeply disturbing. The Council on Foreign Relations, as Father Spyridon argues on page 186, Chapter 14, serves as an intermediary between the foregoing groups and their dark works. Chapter 15 explains that the true enemy of the satanic world disorder is Jesus Christ and His Church. The following chapters cover the effects of Darwinian Evolution and Nihilism, two sides of the devil’s coin. The former severs man from his traditions, and the latter renders the individual a being of nothingness, ever ready to be deluded and captured. Father Spyridon’s final chapter, 18, “Preparing For What Is To Come,” reassures Christians that we are fighting in a spiritual war. (See page 224.) “Our struggles here in time in this world will determine our eternal condition, and so we must reject the temporary comforts that tempt us from taking up our cross. Let us open our eyes to what is happening, let us recognise how Satan is working against us with every weapon his kingdom provides.” (See page 231.) Orthodoxy and the Kingdom of Satan is a masterfully compiled litany of those weapons. And rather than giving in to despair when confronted with the dreadful arsenal, the book and its author valiantly leap to defend the Christian Faith and those who adhere to it. As I noted, Orthodoxy and the Kingdom of Satan will be an invaluable resource for any Christian or anyone else who wants to make sense of the current age of death, slavery, and doom. Regardless of one’s views on eschatology, one must realize at this very late hour that something, many things, in fact, have gone dreadfully wrong. Given the magnitude of what has happened to us all, even an honest atheist should admit, in the total absence of religious considerations, that there now exists a system of total degradation and control that threatens every corner of the world. Father Spyridon’s book is a no-holds-barred look at what has happened, and is a strong encouragement to take up the fight against evil. Please make reading it a high priority. Once again, I am grateful to the esteemed Jose Miguel for recommending this excellent book. Please read some of Jose’s thoughts, some of the most learned and coherent going today. This piece was previously published at Perrin Lovett on June 12, 2026.
 © Castalia / Owen Benjamin Words have meanings. And when their meanings are distorted or subtly channeled, they become spells. Who casts spells? Wizards. They’re real, and they are not limited to the silly variety found in movies like Fantasia. Consider that, just a few years ago, millions and millions of people took a known poison out of fear, all because a wizard in the form of a talking rat on the television told them to. That’s misused authority and appropriated power. It’s a problem that calls out for a solution. Luckily, Owen Benjamin has given us one. Owen Benjamin might be the tallest comedian on earth. And he’s one of the best. Despite being canceled by the usual suspects for speaking truth to wickedness, he continues to use humor as a weapon against evil and as armor for the good and decent. As a former insider and a man blessed with keen discernment, he knows exactly how to call out the movers and shake-downers of Clown World. Find him on UATV. How to Slay a Wizard is available from Amazon. Within the 185 pages of How to Slay a Wizard, Benjamin packs an abundance of truth. Wizards are ultimately only servants of satan’s lies. But the threat that they represent is immense. Word wizardry convinces otherwise honest, ethical people to do things like modify their DNA based on lies, support wars against people who mean them no harm, live child-free and miserable, limit what they say for fear of offending some nebulous victim or another, and on and on. This is today, just as it has ever been, a legitimate challenge. The modern dominance of the wizards started, as Vox Day once suggested, by breaking the Christian prohibition against blasphemy. The people were told that anything was allowable under the guise of free speech and the like. Yet, no sooner had the wizards vanquished the old safeguards than they instituted new rules of their own. Free speech became hate speech, a concept Benjamin deals with decisively in his book. From page 88: “The word ‘hate speech’ is a wizard term. It means speech the wizard hates, because it threatens his position.” Benjamin uses famous wizards, like Saul Alinsky, to show precisely how a wizard’s mind works. He points out that, like all evildoers, these shifty spell masters can only invert and mock; they cannot create. As such, and I was surprised to see the connection made, instead of formulating their own new formulas, the modern wizards only stole and perverted the tactics from The Art of War by Sun Tzu. (See page 53.) As astounding as much of what Benjamin presents is, it is also very simple, as he explains it. He has quite the gift for communication. And he uses it, on page 178, to expose the “big lie” behind all wizardry: four simple words. And once one sees the lie, how does one then slay the wizard? Benjamin answers that question in only five words on page 129. A good book provides needful information and entertainment. How to Slay a Wizard hits that mark and surpasses it. A great book also allows the reader to become involved in some small way, or it recalls some memory the reader might have forgotten. Your reviewer was drawn in, with laughter, several times in this manner. Who needs to read Benjamin’s excellent book? You. It will be a special service to younger readers who seek a means to identify the controlling works of the word masters and how to halt their effects. These defensive tactics were once a part of the grammar, logic, and rhetoric study lessons available to Western students. Sadly, those civilized exercises have vanished from what now passes for schools in places like America. But much of the deficit can be filled with just one book, How to Slay a Wizard. As such, I highly recommend it. Buy a copy and read it today. Your reviewer gives great thanks to Mr. Benjamin for his time, talent, and dedication in writing it. This piece was published at Perrin Lovett on May 29, 2026.
 Von Hoffmeister, Constantin, The Fate of White America, Multipolar Press, 2026 (Kindle Ed.) The United States Constitution, as originally ratified by the several American States, expressly stated that the new federal government was ordained and established for the Founding generation and their Posterity. The Founders were exclusively White Europeans, primarily of English descent. The 1828 edition of Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language defines “Posterity” as: “Descendants; children, children's children, etc. indefinitely; the race that proceeds from a progenitor.” Likewise, “American,” as a title, is defined: “...now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America.” So it was that the Americans were White Caucasians of European descent, largely of English stock and living in an extension of English culture. Other European races were added to the mix over time, which did complicate cultural matters. Still, until around 1950, White Europeans comprised roughly 90 percent of the U.S. population. Today, however, they account for little over half the population, their total numbers and relative percentage rank are falling, and, as Constantin von Hoffmeister notes, they are in a crisis. Here follows a brief look at Hoffmeister’s new book, The Fate of White America. Constantin von Hoffmeister is a German gentleman and scholar who studied English Literature and Political Science in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. A multilingual intellectual, he has worked in the United States, India, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The author of Esoteric Trumpism and Multipolarity!, he is also a commentator for Russia Today and the founder and lead editor at Multipolar Press. The Fate of White America is available at Amazon. At the outset of this review, I’d like to thank the author for his keen observations and analysis. I am reminded that an outside perspective, the more learned, the better, sometimes offers glimpses of things all around us that we, in our ordinary doings, might miss. Whites have been in the news, of course, and of late. Perhaps one read Alexander Dugin’s epic jeremiad about “Whites,” a tirade that von Hoffmeister defended, correctly, in your reviewer’s estimation. So, what is the fate of White America? At present, as von Hoffmeister asserts, White Americans are in a crisis. And that is where The Fate of White America kicks off, addressing the situation in real, historical, and philosophical terms. The book begins with a look at Madison Grant’s 1916 book, The Passing of the Great Race. Grant’s good and not-so-good ideas are presented. Long before the postmodern age of radical demographic change, with many still refusing to acknowledge it is happening or that it is of concern, some were already concerned over 100 years ago. Their unease settled around the replacement of the principles that once guided the native stock of America, those regarding not merely ethnic identity, but also, and especially, see page 6, the “religious, political, and social foundations” of the old America. The interest was real and valid; as Jose Miguel recently noted, “By the 1900 US census no more than thirty-eight percent of the American Empire’s population was of the founding stock.” Despite the subject matter, von Hoffmeister’s thoughtful work is not a racialist or racist screed, as I suspect some might want to portray it. He covers the differences between various views on race, and does so very well. Traditional non-White Americans, and others, may find something of value in von Hoffmeister's words. Who will be offended by The Fate of White America? Liberals, of the First Political Theory variety, and globalists. And if they are so offended, then that will be higher praise than anything your reviewer could heap on the worthy author. The Fate of White America then backs up and delineates the emergence of White America. The concept of standardized White people, in place of previous national identities, was a kind of compromise for early Americans. While it gave them a sense of collective identity, it came at the expense of losing parts of their various traditions. The author notes a correlation between this process and the Enlightenment ideas that helped turn the British Colonies into American States. Chapter 3 deals with the concept of the “melting pot,” which, von Hoffmeister notes on page 20, is relatively new, emerging around 1929. He draws on Wyndham Lewis’s thoughts on racial consciousness and how the changes faced by the Western world upset long-standing customs. To wit, page 23:
The reader probably has one or more notions, or examples, of how this process has affected some facet of Western and American life, whether it be Christianity, masculinity, athleticism, or intellectualization. If so, then one will likely wonder, alongside Lewis and von Hoffmeister, if the West can regroup, refocus, and carry on. Therein might lie a large part of the riddle facing White America. Moving forwards, von Hoffmeister addresses America’s place in the new multipolar world order. On page 29, he writes: “Multipolarity does not herald the disappearance of the United States from the stage of history. It signals a transformation in scale, ambition, and orientation.” He is correct, though it is likely speculative whether the U.S. will continue to hold its current shape and composition. And that process, regardless of how America approaches it, is happening at this moment. The Fate of White America is a most timely book. The book carries powerful declarative statements. On page 34, one of them is: “The true threat to mankind lies not in the recognition of racial reality but in the deliberate attempt to ignore it.” The author then proceeds to explain the rights of people, Whites included, and what it does and does not mean for a people asserting their identity. The book does not shy away from attacks on identity. In Chapter 7, “America’s Faustian Spirit,” von Hoffmeister tackles Emmanuel Celler’s lifelong project, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Of that sea change law, on page 46, von Hoffmeister writes and asks: “Over the following decades, the demographic composition of the United States changed at a pace unprecedented in the country’s earlier history. More than sixty years after that legislative turning point, the question arises once again: how do White Americans themselves interpret the identity of the nation?” Pick a random White American and ask him that. The odds are that, regardless of what is said, a sense of confusion or frustration will be conveyed. And the next chapter, “Decline and Civil War,” delves into those sentiments, as stated upfront, analyzing “the internal fragmentation of the United States through a civilizational framework, drawing on [Oswald] Spengler and [Martin] Heidegger to interpret political conflict as a symptom of deeper cultural exhaustion.” Homage is paid to Julius Evola, among others. If one has not read Evola’s “American ‘Civilization,’” then one should. The book proceeds with additional introspective treatment, some of it partly metaphorical, and with a presentation both informative and sublimely entertaining. For Americans blessed with Southern character, Chapter 13, “Spengler and the Confederacy,” will be a legitimate treat. The final few chapters are a kind of examination of the very current happenings in America. Attention is paid to the examples of Charlie Kirk and MAGA, and von Hoffmeister revisits some of his thoughts from Esoteric Trumpism. Chapter 16, “Cimmerian America,” is a bit of genius, a combined ode to Patrick Buchanan and Conan the Barbarian, confronting “the death of the West as both an ending and a threshold.” (See page 110.) “‘Is this the end?’ The answer comes, low and steady: ‘That depends on whether we still remember how to fight.’” Id. The ending is as poetic as the body of the book is insightful. I leave the final thoughts about who might “mistake motion for mastery” to the reader’s examination. If you, dear reader, whether you are White, American, or otherwise, enjoy a challenging ballad to the art of civilization, then do yourself a favor and read The Fate of White America. As with any great book, it will get the gears inside one’s head turning. To the White American reader, know that, though it is conditioned according to God’s designs and graces, fate is still largely in your hands. Constantin von Hoffmeister has given you, us, that is, an excellent summation of where we came from, where we are now, and where we might go tomorrow. *As seen originally at Multipolar Press.
This piece was originally published at Perrin Lovett on May 22, 2026.  Bailey, Father Spyridon, The UFO Deception: An Orthodox Christian Perspective, Solihull, UK: FeedARead, 2021 (Kindle Ed.) Unless your reviewer is mistaken, there is an excitement in the popular culture of the West, bordering on hysteria, over the prospect of a coming disclosure about the existence of UFOs and intelligent alien life. Without hesitation, I suggest that if this happens, then Christians will be urged to renounce their faith. If one has questions about the pomp surrounding this phenomenon and what lurks behind it, then one should know that today’s book has all the answers a Christian needs. Father Spyridon Bailey is a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church in England. In addition to his pastoral duties, he has undertaken a popular public ministry with his YouTube channel and his Simple Path to God Podcast. Blessed with a most sincere and pleasant conversational demeanor and he is also an excellent scholar and writer. He gave a brief interview about his book a few years ago. The UFO Deception is available at Amazon. I would be remiss not to thank the esteemed Jose Miguel for recommending this excellent book. Thank you, sir! Six years ago, at the beginning of the great COVID deception, I predicted that the aliens might be next. Perhaps I was careless in joking about the possible spectacle back then. Humor is good medicine, but it may not be the correct response to evil. And the evil is growing, as seen in recent news articles. And it is everywhere. The Daily Mail just ran a report suggesting potential news about UFOs may create uncertainty about Christian beliefs. Just a few days before that, the Miscellany News hosted an op-ed by a Vassarite, no doubt a conscientious young woman, who believes we must try to contact alien beings. Her belief, which is almost religious in nature, is firm despite her concurrent admission that for all the attention paid by SETI and other listening outfits, there is absolutely no evidence these beings exist. Father Spyridon mentions such futile listening efforts in The UFO Deception. He also goes into great detail recounting the history of UFO speculation from ancient times until the present. His book is extraordinarily detailed and thoughtfully edited. And he points out, on page 8, that concerning his title matter, “with few exceptions, the Orthodox Christian perspective is missing.” In getting to the unchanging position of the Church about various supernatural or mysterious curiosities and the nature of the deception(s) behind UFOs, he covers many historical, scientific, and cultural bases. Father Spyridon observes, on page 218, that there is no conflict between true science and true Christian belief. He makes theological and observational points about the theory of evolution, which is always taken as an iron law by its proponents, that are remarkably similar to the mathematical dismissal of Darwinism found in Vox Day’s Probability Zero and The Frozen Gene. The similarity is refreshing, and it goes a long way towards answering my previous question about the compatibility of Day’s work with existing Orthodox doctrine, as outlined in Father Constantine Bufeev’s The Orthodox Doctrine of Creation and Theory of Evolution. Also refreshing is Father Spyridon’s repeated and well-documented assertions that the CIA and other government agencies, in the West, and especially in the United States, are and have been involved in long-standing efforts to create and control public perception about UFOs. These asservations dovetail nicely with what has already been exposed about the CIA and other intelligence agencies in books like Gekaufte Journalisten by Udo Ulfotte and The Mighty Wurlitzer by Hugh Wilford. Concerning popular culture and how entertainment, particularly science fiction, is used to sway the public, Father Spyridon makes several very interesting points. Chapter Sixteen, “The Spirit of Science Fiction,” is full of gems. One of them, on page 191, one I had never noticed before, is the inverted pentagram behind the robot throne in the 1927 German film Metropolis. Keep that in mind for a moment. He also exposes, as does Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, that so much of science fiction is intentionally dystopian. And so much of it is aimed at children. The heart of the Orthodox perspective is found in Chapter Seventeen, “The Truth Behind the Deception,” and Chapter Eighteen, Father Spyridon’s Conclusion. Cutting to the chase, the alleged UFOs and aliens are merely demonic manifestations. He notes that while modern people are experiencing historic levels of demonic exertion, they are no longer equipped with the proper Christian knowledge of how to handle it. The fallen angels have updated their appearance and methodology in keeping with modern technological times. But their intentions are the same as ever. Father Spyridon provides a wealth of sources, from the Bible, from the Saints and Patristic Fathers, and from modern thinkers that show the connection between man’s perceived otherworldly visitors and the demonic. Here, I note that when reading a book on Kindle, I usually highlight important portions for later use in reviews; I essentially marked up the entirety of Chapter Seventeen. Ergo, read it all. One part of special interest is on page 212, wherein Father Spyridon discusses Saint Anthony of the Desert and the power that demons have over Christians: they have none whatsoever unless we offer ourselves to them. In his conclusion, Father Spyridon summarily addresses the two tandem deceptions at work in the realm of UFO hype and illusion. The first is the demonic, with satan and his followers trying to deceive mankind. The second is the use made of that deceit by governments, including the one in Washington, D.C., using the phenomenon as cover for various military, technological, and social projects. For my part, I suggest there is probably a strong link between the two duplicities. Just as in Metropolis, in keeping with the original plans drafted by Pierre L’Enfant, Washington hosts a gigantic inverted pentagram around the White House. It is almost a certainty that many, if not most, high officials in the U.S. government, and other Western governments, regularly commune with demons or their earthly emissaries. Regardless, at the end, on page 221, Father Spyridon firmly and wonderfully states that UFOs cannot harm Christians as long as we maintain fidelity to God. “Satan is a liar and we must reject his deception.” Amen. If any of the recent predictions come true, if mankind is ushered into a new alien delusion, and if the attendant revelations follow the patterns established by COVID and other hoaxes, then decent people will be very hard-pressed to fear, give in, give up, and conform to the new unreality. Accordingly, if one has questions or concerns about the late UFO hysteria or if one wants to know more about Orthodox Christianity in general, then one must read The UFO Deception. This piece was published at Perrin Lovett on May 15, 2026.
 I grew up with books. And one day, I started contributing some words of my own. It’s more than what I do, it’s who I am. Somewhere along the way, I was mildly surprised to learn that many other folks don’t share my level of affection for the written word. Eight years ago, I lamented the new American age of post-literacy. Six years ago, I elegized the remodeling of the elite prep school library--huge spaces, few books. Last year, I was amazed at the results of the Bleak House test, which demonstrated that only 5% of American college English majors are fully literate. The study covered two midwestern universities, but it corresponds with what I've seen or read about at Harvard, Columbia, the University of Georgia, Chicago, U.C. San Diego, and other schools. USA Today just ran a piece about the rise of audiobook bookstores. To me, that’s not the same as book bookstores, but in America, we may have to take what we can get. Lately, I’ve read that the trend may have gone international. Writing in the View (translation may be required), Igor Maltsev declared, “We are no longer people of the book.” Upon describing the works he reads, he then asks what his tastes say about him. His answer? “It doesn't matter. [My] children, most likely, will not throw away these books when I die; they are still brought up to respect books. But I won’t risk speaking for my grandchildren. And this, in fact, will happen to everyone. Because that world is over. Forever.” In Russia, the land of Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky! One of his readers wrote in a comment: “The author is right, and it's sad, just as it's sad to be an intelligent dinosaur looking at young, fussy, shallow and dull, carnivorous (and ruminant) small mammals. They get under their feet, fuss a lot, know almost nothing and don’t want to know how, but this is their world.” Harsh? Perhaps. Another commenter quickly reminded the first one that the ways of the young have been bemoaned since ancient Greece. That is true; in the 8th century B.C., Hesiod quipped, “I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today.” Though he died at the temple of Zeus long ago, Greece still exists. Greece has changed, of course, but it and its people are still around. So, by historical comparison, there is hope. Still, we must not let our guard down. If reading is at risk in the American and Russian poles, then we might look to other lands for inspiration. In 2023, I wrote about the little bookstore that refuses to die. Samir Mansour’s store in Gaza has been bombed into rubble again and again by the occupying Zionists. But as of this January, despite constant attacks, despite the murder of his readers and the wrecking of his stock, Mansour endures, books in hand. In 2024, based on an article I read at IRNA, I looked into a little bookstore in Isfahan, Iran. Dr. Mohammad Shahrestani runs one heck of an operation at the Yara Bookhouse, complete with a snack bar and(!) a philosophy school. His problem, as originally addressed in IRNA, is that big-box discounters and supermarkets undercut the pricing structure for independent bookmen. I suppose that is akin to the Russian conundrum of Ozon and Wildberries hawking titles at bargain-basement prices and the American issue of Amazon killing authors’ profits with e-books, among other Amazon issues. But Iranians love books. The Tehran Book Garden, around the corner from the National Library, is the biggest, craziest bookstore I’ve ever heard of. They carry loads of books in many major languages. There, one will find Haruki Murakami’s novels, for example, and they’ve even had him speak in person. A mall of sorts surrounds the bookshelves, with eateries, amusements, and more. And if that’s not enough, they even have a publication office where patrons can print and bind their own books. Between Yankee freedom-and-democracy bombing sprees, this year, Ensaf News ran several stories about books as bulwarks against strife. In one, they noted, “In times of crisis, books are a safe haven to escape from bitter realities and a solution to raise awareness and align national ideas.” Hear! Hear! In another one, a report on what Iranians are reading at the moment, it was revealed that the Trumpanyahu war for Greater “Israel” has Iranians learning about the other side of the conflict: “The voluminous book Iran and America by John Qazvinian, which has several translations and editions in the market, attracts attention. Probably, now that we have entered into a face-to-face war with the United States, many people who are not very educated would like to know what happened.” If only Americans could do something like that. The problems in West Asia stem from economic transitions and outside interference. The issues in Russia are somewhat similar, though they might be more a product of changing tastes in formats, say, from paper to screens. All of it is of concern. And much of it lies behind the American troubles, though those are also products of the decline of the average American IQ and the old American culture. Moving forward, readers and writers may need to adopt new strategies for keeping books in circulation. Technology is available to help us if we can make proper use of it. If you write, then keep writing. If you read, then keep it up. If you like a book, then spread the word. Let’s all adopt Samir Mansour’s attitude that nothing can stop the books. Nothing. This post was published at Perrin Lovett on May 9, 2026.  A random book, Judging Athena by Perrin Lovett from Shotwell Publishing  Sixty-six? Or Seventy-three? How many books are in one’s Bible? Why is there a difference? And does it matter? All of these questions and more are resolved in today’s subject book. As He ascended into Heaven, Jesus did not momentarily pause, poke His head through the clouds, hand down a book, and say, “Here’s your Bible.” While divinely inspired, the Christian Scriptures were assembled by men on earth via the great gift of assistance of the Holy Spirit. They have since been read, rearranged, and debated by the Faithful, a process that continues today. Dr. Aaron Walden has given us a guide that, with high authority and handsome presentation, explains that process. Walden, Dr. Aaron G., The Formation of the Bible: A Defense for the Deuterocanon, Augusta: Northwood Biblical and Canonical Studies, 2026 (with Robert Bowden as Contributing Editor)(Kindle Ed.) Dr. Aaron Walden, D.Min., “a biblical scholar, teacher, and Catholic content creator,” is a man of many talents and one holding true fidelity to Jesus Christ and His Church. Walden possesses extreme scholarly prowess concerning scriptural matters. And he has an uncanny way of presenting his research in a manner both informative and easy to read, a phenomenon on display in the subject work of this review. This new book is, to your reviewer’s knowledge, Walden’s first published tome, though it is not the first of his Biblical writings I have had the privilege to read. (I remember Ruth, Dr. Walden!) The Formation of the Bible is available at Amazon. Robert Bowman is an excellent editor. And in his introductory remarks, he appropriately sums up the principles that make The Formation of the Bible work: “This book on the formation of the Bible may be read with confidence, as its historical treatment, theological reasoning, and overall framing stand comfortably within the Church’s received understanding of Scripture and the canon.” The book is a survey, not an argument. And while it is geared towards Western Christianity, and proceeds primarily from a Western history, it is an accurate representation of the title matter. Therefore, for those interested in why certain editions of the Bible contain books that others do not, it is an indispensable resource. Bowman also did a fine job of assuring clarity and continuity of thought and organizing the book in a way that is authoritative and relatable. Noting the proper placement of the deuterocanonical books into the Bible, in his Preface, Walden is candid about his purpose and intentions: “I wrote this book to serve readers who, like the man I once was, hunger to understand how the Bible came to be yet lacked access to advanced theological libraries or formal academic training. … This book is intended for serious readers of Scripture, both clerical and lay, who seek historical and theological depth presented in plain language.” He then delivers what he promises. There is a tacit assumption at work that the reader is a pre-existing Christian of some denomination, or is a potential convert actively seeking reference guidance. There is no stern push towards one camp or another. That is refreshing in a Christian world where theological or doctrinal pronouncements are too frequently “my way or the highway.” Walden merely presents what came to be, along with the attendant hows concerning the whats. Walden begins with necessary definitions and subtle differentiations. He then proceeds to ground the superseding Christian doctrine on the ancient Hebrew Scriptures as observed before the miraculous fact of Christ’s birth. Next, he walks through the fulfilling words, actions, and ways of Jesus and His Apostles, including the fitting in of the deuterocanon. Then he works into the early patristic life within the Great Church. A key passage comes on page 38, concerning the approach of the early Fathers to the deuterocanonical books:
Walden’s book is also a pristine defense, explicating without preaching, of the mandatory importance of participatory life within the Church, Christ’s Bride. He deftly harnesses history, debate, linguistic analysis, and more in his reasoning and exegesis. Moving through the Christian centuries, he notes various paths walked here and there by Believers. A wonderful subsection, “The Harmony of Faith and Reason,” is found in Chapter 8. I say “wonderful” because Walden does a beautiful job of presenting and reconciling the somewhat divergent but necessarily integral conditions of the logical and trusting approaches to Christian faith and involvement. “Harmony…” sets the stage for Walden’s treatment of the Reformation, centered on the Continental takes of Luther and Calvin. He does a fantastic job of explaining why certain edits were made to Protestant Bibles, as well as providing the Catholic response of 1546 at the Council of Trent. He also artfully links the adherence to the doctrine of Sola Scriptura with the fragmentation of Protestantism. Walden notes, on page 79: “The irony was profound. In seeking to restore the Bible’s authority, the Reformers removed themselves from the very tradition through which the Bible had been transmitted for centuries.” This is somewhat similar to Leonid Savin’s brief examination of Protestantism in Ordo Pluriversalis (2020), though, whereas Savin expands his review into political and economic matters, Walden limits his analysis to the divergent traditions of the various Scriptural doctrinal principles. In his conclusion, Walden speaks, on page 87, to the importance of fidelity to the Scriptures, including the deuterocanonical volumes among them:
The appended materials are a plethora of guiding summations. In them, among other information, the reader will find easy-to-follow canons of the Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and even Coptic Christian faiths. Appendix G: “Common Objections to the Catholic Canon and Responses” is worth reading in its own right. The book ends as it begins, with a glossary of definitions and a comprehensive list of citations. Nothing in Walden’s book is a condemnation of any Christian’s particular route to appreciating the Bible. Rather, it is a synthesis, lovingly exhibited in order to foster better and congenial understanding. One day, by the grace and power of God, all fractured Christian sects will be reunited. But we are under a duty while we wait to live, worship, commune, and fathom as best we are able. Aaron Walden has just helped us out in this paramount endeavor. The Formation of the Bible is available in paperback and digital formats. It is a needful and wonderful resource that will benefit any and all Christians, along with anyone else who desires more information about the processes that led to the published editions of the Bible today, whether Protestant, Latin Catholic, or Orthodox. I strongly recommend that the reader add it to his library. This was previously published at Perrin Lovett on April 23, 2026.
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