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How to Destroy a Civilization
How to Destroy a Civilization There are lots of ways to kill off a civilization. Wars, politics, economic collapse. But what are the actual mechanics? It might be a useful thing to know whether or not we are killing ourselves off. Ancient Rome is a good place to start. They had an advanced civilization. They had […]
The Dying Days Of An Empire
The Dying Days Of An Empire Something’s been nagging me for the past few days, and I’m not sure I’ve figured out why yet. It started when Donald Trump first called off the alleged planned strikes on targets in Iran because they would have cost 150 lives, and then the next day said the US […]
The Lessons of Rome: Our Neofeudal Oligarchy
The Lessons of Rome: Our Neofeudal Oligarchy Our society has a legal structure of self-rule and ownership of capital, but in reality it is a Neofeudal Oligarchy. The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 is not an easy, breezy read; its length and detail are daunting. The effort is well worth it, as the book […]
We’re Still Making Diocletian’s Mistakes
We’re Still Making Diocletian’s Mistakes Some of the most telling moments in history are when we look back and see people in a vastly different world behaving exactly as people do today. From 286 to 305 Diocletian, one of Rome’s most powerful and consequential emperors, tried to fix the political and economic systems which he inherited […]
A Tide In The Affairs Of Men
A Tide In The Affairs Of Men Sometimes we find ourselves merely pondering, not so much solving big problems. Is there playing out, in the world at large, or at least the world of men, something akin to the Kondratieff cycle in economics, a larger cycle, a force, a tide, an energy, that we mostly […]
US Conservatives Pursue a ‘Ben Option’ of Global Ramification
US Conservatives Pursue a ‘Ben Option’ of Global Ramification Are we ‘Rome’? The question has weighed heavily on the minds of American conservatives, libertarians and Catholics at their various conferences. Is America headed the way of the Roman empire? Bureaucratic decay, massive public debt, an overstretched military, a political system seemingly incapable of responding to challenges – […]
Does Society Turn More Violent During its End Times?
Does Society Turn More Violent During its End Times? QUESTION: Is MMA the new Roman Colosseum? I’m a layman in history but didn’t blood sports rise in popularity during Rome’s decline? Now everyone and their mother is talking about MMA, and random celebrities e.g. Logan Paul or now Trump Jr. are jumping in the octagon or […]
A Storm is Brewing in Europe: Italy and Its Public Finances Are at the Center of It
A Storm is Brewing in Europe: Italy and Its Public Finances Are at the Center of It Photo Source Giuseppe Milo | CC BY 2.0 Yet the problem with Italy is not the problem that the European Commission or financial markets see. Rome is planning an expansionary budget – just what Italy needs and just the […]
The latest casualty in the global pension catastrophe is…
The latest casualty in the global pension catastrophe is… In the year 6 AD, the Roman emperor Augustus set up a special trust fund known as the aerarium militare, or military treasury, to fund retirement pensions for Rome’s legionnaires. Now, these military pensions had already existed for several centuries in Rome. But the money to […]
How Mises Explained the Fall of Rome
How Mises Explained the Fall of Rome An excerpt from Mises’ classic work, ‘Human Action’. Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization Knowledge of the effects of government interference with market prices makes us comprehend the economic causes of a momentous historical event, the decline of ancient civilization. It may be left […]
Why The Empire Never Sleeps: The Indispensable Nation Folly
Why The Empire Never Sleeps: The Indispensable Nation Folly Like the case of Rome before it, the Empire is bankrupting America. The true fiscal cost is upwards of $1.o trillion per year (counting $200 billion for veterans and debt service for wars), but there is no way to pay for it. That’s because the 78-million strong Baby Boom is […]
