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America, the Waning Days
America, the Waning Days Frederick Carl Frieseke Girl In Blue Arranging Flowers 1915Potential earthquakes and black swans are right ahead of us. What else is new? On April 16, Turkey has a referendum to decide whether Erdogan will become de facto supreme ruler. What happens if he loses the referendum is completely unclear, undiscussed even, […]
The American Empire and Economic Collapse
The American Empire and Economic Collapse Despite the widespread hope among libertarians, classical liberals, non-interventionists, progressive peaceniks, and all those opposed to the US Empire that it may have some of its murderous reins pulled in with the election of Donald Trump, it appears that such optimism has now been dashed. While the hope for a […]
Trump Administration Moves to Approve New Arms Sales to Saudi Arabian War Criminals
Trump Administration Moves to Approve New Arms Sales to Saudi Arabian War Criminals This week’s episode of “Empire Gone Wild” features our freshly inaugurated dear leader, Donald Trump, who appears determined to enthusiastically continue the Obama administration’s policy of recklessly arming Saudi war criminals. First, here’s a little background from The Washington Post: The State Department has […]
The End Of Empires: Rome Vs. America: “The Populace Is Just As Stultified And Easily Distracted Now As It Was Then”
The End Of Empires: Rome Vs. America: “The Populace Is Just As Stultified And Easily Distracted Now As It Was Then” The year was 451, and the battle of Chalons (also known as Catalaunian Fields and Campus Martius) was fought between a coalition of Roman legionnaires, Germanic Visigoths, and Gauls against the Huns. Flavius Aetius […]
The Three Stages of Empire
The Three Stages of Empire I consider it self-evident that we are in the third and final stage of self-serving Imperial decay. Though Edward Luttwak’s The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century CE to the Third is not specifically on the rise and fall of empires, it does sketch out the three stages […]
How Russia is preparing for WWIII
How Russia is preparing for WWIII I have recently posted a piece in which I tried to debunk a few popular myths about modern warfare. Judging by many comments which I received in response to this post, I have to say that the myths in question are still alive and well and that I clearly failed […]
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit
Recycling Societies for Power and Profit The Cruel Fate of the Pawns of Empire A curious diplomatic spectacle is playing out, as the imperial senate tussles over how hot to make it for the Saudis, and how close to hold the vassal sheikhs’ feet to the fire. Once again we are shown how weak and […]
The Lesson of Empires: Once Privilege Limits Social Mobility, Collapse Is Inevitable
The Lesson of Empires: Once Privilege Limits Social Mobility, Collapse Is Inevitable The next few years will strip away the illusions of “growth” and reveal which dominates our society and economy: privilege or social mobility. Among the many lessons of empires is one shared by virtually every empire:once the privileged few limit the rise of […]
The End of the American Empire
The End of the American Empire I’m here to talk about the end of the American empire. But before I do I want to note that one of our most charming characteristics as Americans is our amnesia. I mean, we are so good at forgetting what we’ve done and where we did it that we […]
Who’s Anti-American?
Who’s Anti-American? Maryland! The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland! She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb. Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum! She breathes! She burns! She’ll come! She’ll come! Maryland! My Maryland! – Maryland’s State Song J’accuse… Illustration by James Montgomery Flagg Guilty as Charged BALTIMORE – Yesterday, one dear reader […]
Recipe for Collapse: Rising Military and Social Welfare Spending
Recipe for Collapse: Rising Military and Social Welfare Spending Leaders faced with unrest, rising demands and dwindling coffers always debauch their currency as the politically expedient “solution.” Whatever you think of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan, he is one of the few public voices identifying runaway entitlement costs as a structural threat to the economy […]
The Empire Has No Clothes
The Empire Has No Clothes Hans Christian Andersen told the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” as part of his Fairy Tales Told for Children collection. The tale is almost two hundred years old. Most know how a little boy was the first to announce that the emperor had no clothes. Andersen’s tale is being re-written today […]
2016: The Year Ahead
2016: THE YEAR AHEAD This brief piece appears in New Dawn magazine, Jan 2016 edition. The editor asked me and several other authors and thinkers to give our 500 word perspective on what 2016 will bring. Read more at newdawnmagazine.com and get your copy of this great mag. 2016 will rigorously test people’s readiness to embody their […]
Empires (Like the U.S.) Fall When Corruption Becomes Rampant
Empires (Like the U.S.) Fall When Corruption Becomes Rampant Widespread corruption destroys empires. By way of example, corruption was one of the main causes of the collapse of the Roman Empire: The Praetorian Guard—the emperor’s personal bodyguards—assassinated and installed new sovereigns at will, and once even auctioned the spot off to the highest bidder [and see this]. The […]
