The Reactionary Mind: Why Conservative Isn't Enough
"Michael Warren Davis is the only man who inspires me to smash my iPhone. Beware this beautiful book." —Austin Ruse, American conservative political activist, journalist, and author.

America Needs Reactionaries!

Never have the American people been lonelier, unhappier, or more in need of a swift reactionary kick in the pants.

There is a better way to live—a way tested by history, a way that fulfills the deepest needs of the human spirit, and a way that promotes the pursuit of true happiness.

That way is the reactionary way. In this irrepressibly provocative book, Michael Warren Davis shows you how to unleash your inner reactionary and enjoy life as God intended it.

In The Reactionary Mind, you’ll learn:
  • Why medieval serfs were probably happier than you are
  • Why we should look back fondly on the Inquisition
  • Why all “news” is fake news
  • How “conservatives” become “adagio progressives”

You also get bonus lists of Reactionary Drinks, Reactionary Books—even Reactionary Dogs.

If you want to be happy, you need to be a reactionary, and this book is your guide. It belongs on the bookshelf of everyone in America. (And, incidentally, a reactionary would build his own darn bookshelf, not buy one from IKEA!



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The Reactionary Mind: Why Conservative Isn't Enough
"Michael Warren Davis is the only man who inspires me to smash my iPhone. Beware this beautiful book." —Austin Ruse, American conservative political activist, journalist, and author.

America Needs Reactionaries!

Never have the American people been lonelier, unhappier, or more in need of a swift reactionary kick in the pants.

There is a better way to live—a way tested by history, a way that fulfills the deepest needs of the human spirit, and a way that promotes the pursuit of true happiness.

That way is the reactionary way. In this irrepressibly provocative book, Michael Warren Davis shows you how to unleash your inner reactionary and enjoy life as God intended it.

In The Reactionary Mind, you’ll learn:
  • Why medieval serfs were probably happier than you are
  • Why we should look back fondly on the Inquisition
  • Why all “news” is fake news
  • How “conservatives” become “adagio progressives”

You also get bonus lists of Reactionary Drinks, Reactionary Books—even Reactionary Dogs.

If you want to be happy, you need to be a reactionary, and this book is your guide. It belongs on the bookshelf of everyone in America. (And, incidentally, a reactionary would build his own darn bookshelf, not buy one from IKEA!



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"Michael Warren Davis is the only man who inspires me to smash my iPhone. Beware this beautiful book." —Austin Ruse, American conservative political activist, journalist, and author.

America Needs Reactionaries!

Never have the American people been lonelier, unhappier, or more in need of a swift reactionary kick in the pants.

There is a better way to live—a way tested by history, a way that fulfills the deepest needs of the human spirit, and a way that promotes the pursuit of true happiness.

That way is the reactionary way. In this irrepressibly provocative book, Michael Warren Davis shows you how to unleash your inner reactionary and enjoy life as God intended it.

In The Reactionary Mind, you’ll learn:
  • Why medieval serfs were probably happier than you are
  • Why we should look back fondly on the Inquisition
  • Why all “news” is fake news
  • How “conservatives” become “adagio progressives”

You also get bonus lists of Reactionary Drinks, Reactionary Books—even Reactionary Dogs.

If you want to be happy, you need to be a reactionary, and this book is your guide. It belongs on the bookshelf of everyone in America. (And, incidentally, a reactionary would build his own darn bookshelf, not buy one from IKEA!




Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781684511327
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date: 10/26/2021
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,070,782
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Michael Warren Davis, a New England “Swamp Yankee” and a former editor of Crisis, the Catholic Herald, and Quadrant, has written for The Spectator, the American Conservative, the Washington Examiner, and many other publications. A once and future farmer, he lives with his family in New Hampshire and blogs at https://northofboston.blog/.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Happy Warrior xiii

Part I That Was Then

Chapter 1 The Reactionary's Dreams of Heaven 3

Chapter 2 The Reactionary's Code: Loyal and Joyful 13

Chapter 3 Why the Reactionary Has a Sneaking Suspicion for Savonarola 19

Chapter 4 Why Reactionaries Defend the Inquisition 29

Chapter 5 Why Reactionaries Don't "Follow the Science" 41

Chapter 6 Why Reactionaries Don't Worship Reason 51

Chapter 7 Why a Reactionary Would Like to Abolish Politics 59

Chapter 8 Reactionary Working Man; Paging Ned Ludd 69

Chapter 9 The Reactionary American 75

Chapter 10 Against Progress 91

Part II This Is Now

Chapter 11 Among the Champagne Socialists 97

Chapter 12 A Humane Economy: The View from Nazareth 103

Chapter 13 All News Is Fake News 123

Chapter 14 Towards a More Blissful Ignorance 131

Chapter 15 Technoholics Anonymous 141

Chapter 16 The Patient Arts 159

Chapter 17 Musings of a Human Liberationist 171

Chapter 18 The Strenuous Life 183

Conclusion: The Coming Dark Age 193

Appendix 1 Reactionary Leaders 205

Appendix 2 Reactionary Pastimes 211

Appendix 3 Reactionary Dogs 215

Appendix 4 Reactionary Drinks 219

Appendix 5 Reactionary Books (Non-Fiction) 225

Appendix 6 Reactionary Books (Literature) 229

Acknowledgments 235

Notes 237

Index 241

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