Comment by cloverich

Finally read Fukuyama's "Liberalism and its discontents" after reading his much larger the origin of political order previously. I enjoyed its dense, survey like nature; I particularly enjoyed his (actual) breakdown of critical theory which, after knowing only the propagandized takes on it, was refreshing.

In 2026, I hope to pivot slightly and finally read Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. I thought recent authors like Fukuyama obviated the need to read such books, but flipping through its pages, they were so poetic and beautiful, I hope it operates like an antidote to too much dry / reductionist reading (of which tools like ChatGPT are accelerating, at least for me).