A complete predictive analysis of the coming days and months. This was written in June, but only published now, and has held up 100% so far! The written version of this review can be found at Man's World magazine, here (https://mansworldmag.online/on-the-left-as-scorpion/). You should check out Man's World, in whose pages I have appeared several ti…

Stephanie Sanditz graduated from Burroughs in 1995 and then attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to study acting. After making a hilarious television debut alongside Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert in the now cult classic show Strangers With Candy, Stephanie made her way up the well established ladder rungs of a NYC working actor: soap opera wor…

The latest book by the excellent Sean McMeekin--a survey of Communist theory and thought, with surprising-to-some conclusions about the rebirth of Communism in the present day. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/10/03/to-overthrow-the-world-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-communism-sean-mcmeekin/) We…

A unique history of an episode that has been deliberately memory-holed: the massive Left violence in the 1970s, directed at catalyzing a revolution in America. And, as always, what that history means for today. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/09/04/days-of-rage-americas-radical-underground-the-f…

Happy Labor Day. It's the day that reminds us that summer has come to a close, and even though Summer Reading was due for current Burroughs students a week and a half ago, today is the due date for Here From There listeners. At the end of John's conversation with novelist Elizabeth Little in Episode 6, (go check it out, if you haven't already!) Joh…

From a scion of Europe's most famous family, rules for life in the present, and in the future. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/08/14/the-habsburg-way-seven-rules-for-turbulent-times-eduard-habsburg/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark ou…

Laura Hess graduated from Burroughs in 1995 and set a course to become an actor in New York, but when it did't work out, she began a journey that eventually found her working as an experience design strategist in Los Angeles. The story Laura has to tell about that journey gets right to the heart of what Here From There is all about: there is never …

The definitive analysis of whether the Right should engage in "cancellation" of our enemies. You're welcome. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/07/30/on-cancellation-and-the-use-of-power/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (h…

How and why we came to live under a suffocating tyranny, and what can be done about it. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/07/17/the-total-state-how-liberal-democracies-become-tyrannies-auron-macintyre/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark o…

June in Hollywood kicked off with the hugely successful theatrical release of Bad Boys: Ride or Die and now July at Here From There gets started with John's conversation with one of its writers, Chris Bremner from the JBS class of 2002. Current students take note: this is a must-listen for anyone interested in writing for film, and Chris makes the …

Of entrepreneurship, and great men, and achievement. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/25/life-on-the-line-a-chefs-story-of-chasing-greatness-facing-death-and-redefining-the-way-we-eat-grant-achatz/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark o…

Why political nostalgia is destructive, and the attitudes we should foster instead. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/19/against-nostalgia/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also…

A book of history which implicates the future, in particular fueling thoughts of what a revolutionary Right in America might look like. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/12/fascism-the-career-of-a-concept-paul-gottfried/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all…

Elizabeth Little '99 is a novelist and non-fiction author living in Los Angeles. John and EB (as she was known at Burroughs) cover all sorts of topics, like: writing, reading, gardening, the CIA, and just how frightening and disorienting groups of middle school girls can be...even for adults. Burroughs wasn't always the easiest place for EB, but th…

A book whose time has come. How white people in America, persecuted for decades, began to realize they must act as a group to protect and advance their interests, just as every other group already does in America. And how to encourage and manage this process. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/05/1…

Board game designer and entrepeneur Johnny O'Neal '98 talks with John about how film school was not the start of his career in the film industry, but instead marked the beginning of a journey that took him through the toy industry, business school, the joys of community theater, and the profound importance of family. All of which has led to becomin…

Of the prince (never king) who, with his iron will and fierce determination, singlehandedly began the Age of Exploration, in which Europe conquered the globe, and thereby created the modern world. And of what his life says for the renewal of our own time. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/04/22/pr…

A introspective novel about near-future America, more pessimistic than I am, yet not unrealistic. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/04/05/king-of-dogs-andrew-edwards/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthy…

Singer/Songwriter and session vocalist Leslie Stevens '95 sits down with John mere hours after finishing an exhausting and exciting shoot of a video for the song "Blue Roses" from her just-released self titled album. The conversation ranges from Leslie first learning she could sing at her Baltimore elementary school, through learning the importance…

Of a time of constant crisis and nothing appearing to actually happen—not 2024, but 1914. And of how "nothing ever happens" turned to "everything is different now." The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/03/26/july-1914-countdown-to-war-sean-mcmeekin/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship…

It's Here From There's first homework assignment! Step 1. If you haven't already done so, listen to John's conversation with Bhi in Episode 1. Step 2. Listen to Bhi's music. (Yeah, come on go to Bhi's website and buy some!) Step 3. Find Bhi's podcast PEACE OF MIND on your favorite podcast platform. And now that you've finished the homework... Step …

Today we discuss a book that, fifty years ago, predicted with great precision the current predicament of the West, swamped by invaders as its own will evanesces. And in this light, we discuss racial harmony and Christian duty. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/03/05/the-camp-of-the-saints-jean-ras…

For the second episode of the Los Angeles Season, John talks with filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic book author Bryan Edward Hill from the Burroughs class of 1995. For any current Burroughs students interested in writing for the screen, Bryan has plenty of words of wisdom to share! Among his many credits, Bryan has written for the television shows…

In which I predict, against the haters and naysayers, that Elon Musk is an excellent, and in fact the leading, candidate for America's Man of Destiny. And also of entrepreneurship and getting rich. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/02/26/elon-musk-walter-isaacson/) We strongly encourage, in these …

Singer-songwriter and music producer Bhi Bhiman sits down with John for the very first Here From There chat. The conversation covers a lot of ground, from how Bhi's favorite Burroughs teachers were "all a little wild" to how Bhi felt when asked by childhood idol Chris Cornell to join him on tour. Bhi's journey from a rough ending at Burroughs to pe…

A compelling analysis of the cultural position of Christians today, in the past, and in the future. And of why winning must be part of the Christian tomorrow. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/02/16/life-in-the-negative-world-confronting-challenges-in-an-anti-christian-culture-aaron-m-renn/) We st…

A day-by-day account of the final days of the Weimar Republic, a period poorly understood by modern Americans, with lessons for us—but not the lessons most think. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/02/05/the-gravediggers-the-last-winter-of-the-weimar-republic-rudiger-barth-and-hauke-friederichs/) W…

To kick off Here From There, John Pierson travelled to Los Angeles to sit down with some of the many alums who live in the area. Give a listen to this short preview to find out who will be featured in Season 1. (And to all of you grads in LA who John didn't talk to, don't worry: he'll be back!) Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and…

Since 1923, graduates of John Burroughs School have left the St. Louis campus and found their way to fascinating lives and livelihoods all over the world. Longtime Burroughs teacher John Pierson loves a good story. And when he sits down with alums of the school, there are always good stories to be had. Some are about their days at 755 South Price R…

An excellent work from Yoram Hazony, which clearly distinguishes what is Right from what is Left—and correctly concludes that much of what is called "conservatism" is merely poorly-disguised leftism, as is so-called classical liberalism. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/01/28/conservatism-a-redis…

From another time, but with lessons for our own, the experience of a young Hungarian in war. And of why Americans should reject any future attempt to conscript us. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/01/18/the-burning-of-the-world-a-memoir-of-1914-bela-zombory-moldovan/) We strongly encourage, in th…