A true representation of the people to be made is as impossible as for the whole people to govern.

— Robert Filmer

NEW BOOK — Reflections of a Russian Statesman

https://www.imperiumpress.org/shop/reflections-of-a-russian-statesman/

Konstantin Pobedonostsev’s Reflections of a Russian Statesman is a defining work of reactionary thought in late 19th-century Russia. As a key advisor to Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II, Pobedonostsev offers a trenchant critique of liberalism, democracy, and constitutional government, showing how such systems inevitably lead to instability, corruption, and the erosion of all authority. Instead, he champions autocracy, religious orthodoxy, and social hierarchy as the pillars of a stable and enduring civilization.

With remarkable foresight, he warns against the rise of mass politics, the illusions of popular sovereignty, and the unchecked influence of modern intellectuals. His reflections provide a compelling defense of state power and conservative order, rejecting the forces of revolution and progressivism. As a prominent voice foreshadowing the democratic excesses of the 20th century, Pobedonostsev’s work remains a critical document in the history of reactionary political thought.

https://www.imperiumpress.org/shop/reflections-of-a-russian-statesman/

This week Mike's book The Cultured Thug Handbook will be dropping. To celebrate, and as a thank you to our loyal Substack patrons, we're giving you one chapter in full—where Mike explains the concept of Anarcho-Tyranny.

And so despite a plague spreading like wildfire, mass gatherings were allowed, even encouraged. Why? Because the real public health emergency was not the literal virus that required global lockdowns—the real public health emergency was—are you ready for it? “Racism.”

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https://open.substack.com/pub/imperiumpress/p/anarcho-tyranny-explained

My First Book: The Cultured Thug Handbook

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Modern scholarship is deathly afraid of primary sources and letting them speak for themselves. Wikipedia will delete an article that depends too heavily on primary sources. This is because the direct words of ancient peoples pose a challenge to modern sensibilities. The sorts of people who curate Wikipedia have a certain worldview that would fall apart if they did not also curate the past, sanitize it, and sand off its rough edges. They want to make sure you don't get any ideas about thinking like a Caesar, a Homer, or a Yamamoto.

https://japan-forward.com/interview-hagakure-new-translation-bushido-imperium-press-yamamoto-tsunetomo/

This is why it's important to read old books, and not just to read about old books.

JAPAN Forward

INTERVIEW | Editor of New 'Hagakure' Translation on What the Bushido Guide Offers the Modern World

Editor Michael Maxwell says modern readers have much to learn from Yamamoto Tsunetomo's