September 15th, the day of liberty for Independent Padania, dawns fair and warm. I hurry into the center of Olginate–a small village, now suburbanized like so much of Lombardia–where I board a bus with the the local leghisti.
The Cold War ended 30 years ago with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. That means it’s time to return to the non-interventionist foreign policy of our greatest president, George Washington.
Surveys of Western Civ usually convey the impression that Greek literature was dominated by Athenians and their Ionian Greek cousins.
Tonight, I went to a political campaign event where state and local candidates or their representatives were meeting the public in my county. I spoke to a gubernatorial candidate, and a representative for another at the event, both Republican. I asked very superficial questions about how these two candidates felt about Southern heritage.
“Truth is the first casualty of war” is an old saying, obviously true during the Ukraine War. I hate this war with a passion, but it’s still necessary to follow it because it reveals so much about the state of the world today, especially the regime that’s destroying my beloved America.
I have been asked, many times, to explain my objections to John Locke and his theory of natural rights and the social contract. One way to address that question is the discussion of Sir Robert Filmer Patriarcha I undertook some years ago.
The best reason to follow Facebook is the insight it gives you into the American mind, especially the bizarre mind of self-described conservatives.
What a mess in Ukraine! Is it reversible? That’s doubtful. From now on, it’s a long way back to normality in the international arena.
Presidents’ Day weekend includes Joe Biden. So Happy Joe Biden Day! And weekend. Do the most American thing you can: Go shopping. Increase the GDP. Or the GNP. Or the CPI. It’s fun!
The Homeric Mind: Introduction In this series, I want you to do your best to forget what have been told to believe. We are going to concentrate more on what the Greeks said about themselves, and, more than that, we are going to compare what they said with how they lived. In other words, we are going to do something like what an anthropologist does when he goes to visit an alien and primitive culture. We must set aside our preconceptions, interview the subjects, and observe their behavior. What we find may be shocking, but we shall report the truth,...
