The boys finish up the grueling and long epic of The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle. The Jacobins are thrust from power and Carlyle writes its eulogy.

We actually stick to the book this time.

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This week we finally get to the Terror proper and muse over the gore of the French Revolution.

Next weeks reading is...to the end! We're almost there!

The boys discuss the lead up to the Jacobin Terror, the politics of affectations, and destroy anarchism.

Next weeks reading is up to the chapter entitled "The Terror"

The boys discuss Larry Wheels, the democratic debates, Carlyle, and the apathetic and absurd nature of the American right.

Next week’s reading is up to page 507 (Part III: The Guillotine).

The boys discuss Midsommar, embarrassing ourselves in the gym, and this week’s reading of Carlyle (books III & IV or up to p. 128). Next week’s reading will take us up to book VIII or p. 201.

Supplemental Reading:

A JACOBITISM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, Charles A. Coulombe June 10, 2017

https://jacobitemag.com/2017/06/10/jacobite-why-bother/?fbclid=IwAR3RwOcfKA6Bw_Hx7ZQr_yAtt-FTHwbjBG_cQWMZgrJFCeT7XGjDMt_N6vo

The boys discuss Thomas Carlyle’s epic 1837 history of the French Revolution. From the death of Louis the 15th to the crisis of the French Parlement.

Next week’s reading is to the end of Book IV, or page 128.

Join the boys as they discuss Curran's recent biography on the libertine philosophe Diderot.

Intro is Blavet’s Concerto À 4 Parties In A Minor - 1. Allegro

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