The Only Prayer Is Another Sunrise
The mud of the Somme was a different kind of cold than the frost of Stalingrad, which was a different beast entirely from the damp chill of…
History
Articles on the past, historical development, civilizational change, and the forces that shaped earlier worlds.
Conquering with Compassion: The Strategic Brilliance and Beliefs of Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott (1786–1866) was a prominent United States Army general who served for over 50 years. Known as “Old Fuss and Feathers” for…
The Shadow of the Stamp Act: From Adamsonian Consent to Modern American Taxation
The revolutionary cry of “no taxation without representation,” articulated by John Adams and his contemporaries in opposition to British…
The Autocrat’s Trap: How Delusion, Fear, and Drugs Engineered the Third Reich’s Self-Destruction
This story synthesizes an in-depth analysis of the command dynamics within Nazi Germany, exploring the catastrophic convergence of…
Desperate Times, Violent Measures: Victor Davis Hanson on Far-Left Fury and Trump’s Counterpunch
This article explores Hanson’s perspective on why far-left activists have turned to violence, how Trump’s confrontational style seeks to upend the status quo, and what these clashes mean for America’s future.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Unraveling Its Causes, Global Impacts, and Lessons Learned
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2023 ranks among the most disruptive global crises in modern history. This article examines the pandemic’s origins and the cascade of effects that followed, providing a comprehensive analysis from a public health and historical perspective.
Cato’s Letters and the Federal Republic: Liberty’s Mirror in Modern Washington
IT is usually said, that bad Government is better than none; a proposition which is far from self-evident. I am apt to think that absolute…
Historical Evolution and Features of Tyranny
IT is usually said, that bad Government is better than none; a proposition which is far from self-evident. I am apt to think that absolute…
Restoring Consent: America 2025 and the Conservative Social Contract
This story explores America’s political landscape in 2025 through the lens of five seminal thinkers — John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexis de Tocqueville, John Rawls, and Hannah Arendt.
Consent on the Brink: America 2025 Through Locke’s Lens — with Rousseau, Rawls, Tocqueville, and…
John Locke’s political philosophy — with its emphasis on natural rights, the social contract, and the consent of the governed — offers a powerful lens for interpreting America’s turbulent political landscape in 2025.
Clausewitz: Military Theory, Policy, and the Human Will
Carl von Clausewitz’s On War is the flagship deliverable. Carl von Clausewitz wrote On War (Vom Kriege) primarily between 1816 and…
Is Israel’s Gaza War “Genocide”? Urban Warfare Expert John Spencer Says “No”
Take the false charge of genocide. Israel is accused of deliberately targeting civilians. Ladies and Gentlemen, the opposite is true. The…