Greetings, parish orphans and retrogrades.

Happy Wednesday, which they have called Hump Day.

This is because it's the middle of the week,

and this is the week leading to the Holotide.

I don't know why I keep mentioning that in opening our shows,

except that I think it's neat.

Today, what's also neat is I have with me my own editor

from Sophia, who is a bona fide reactionary, and he is coming on to talk about the reactionary's

response to those who naysay against the Crusades, the Inquisitions, maybe a little Columbus, and to plug his new book.

His new book is called The Reactionary Mind, and the man himself is named Michael Warren Davis.

Michael, thanks for coming on with me.

It's good to be here, Tim.

A friend and a colleague and an editor.

Let me just say this, man.

Parish Orphins and Retrogrades is out there. You ought to know that the book that you read before you now, my book, the case for

patriarchy, was not bastardized. It was left with all of its reactionary splendor by its editor.

And that's a very rare and beautiful thing in

this world here below. Michael, you just, you left it extreme. You left it true. You left it

reactionary. And I thank you for that. And you're a good editor. We became friends. So today we're

going to talk about your own new book out on Regnery. And now I'm on I'm on Regnery too I'll make that

announcement shortly but your book is called Reactionary Mind it's really great and I'd like to

focus on the chapters that are most relevant to Catholics like the Inquisition and you know a

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