In the months of January and February, we will be discussing John Derbyshire’s From the Dissident Right: Essays on the National Question I and II (available at VDARE.com here and here).

All Book Club members are entered to win a raffle for our Book of the Month! In January, we are raffling off Book 1! Join the book club here by Monday the 18th for a chance to win!

And lastly, stay tuned for a book club exclusive podcast announcement with John Derbyshire and our host James Kirkpatrick!

January is usually a refreshing time of reflection, resolutions and new beginnings. But so far, the news of 2021 is profoundly depressing. The Tech Totalitarian crackdown against patriots and the sitting president after the events of January 6th are reminiscent of Charlottesville fallout, except on a greater scale—even the sitting President now banned from at least 17 services (including Spotify of all things).

Considering these two themes of 2021—pessimism and reflection—we at the VDARE Book Club thought now is the time to bring back our celebrated pessimist, John Derbyshire (writer at VDARE.com and author of We Are Doomed), to engage in some reflection on The National Question.

You might say, "I am too depressed!" But John Derbyshire’s pessimism should not be confused with despair. Instead, in From the Dissident Right, Derbyshire offers frank, realistic discussion around the question, "Who Are We?" The answer lies in an honest discussion of race, ethnicity and identity.... (read the rest here!)