Roman Empire

Criminalizing Conquest: 80 Years of the UN Charter’s Abolition of Wars of Aggression

The UN turns 80 today. Awful though it may be, its founding marked an astonishing global milestone: the abolition and widespread rejection of wars of…

Jun 26 •

ICYMI: The Fire This Time - A FREE Excerpt From My New Book

This essay is a FREE EXCERPT from my NEWLY RELEASED Essays on the Counterrevolution.

Jun 18 •

The Fire This Time: 2nd Excerpt From My New Book

This essay is an excerpt from my NEWLY RELEASED Essays on the Counterrevolution, which you can get for FREE when you become a Premium Member.

Jun 10 •

The Counterrevolution: An Excerpt From My New Book

This essay is an excerpt from my soon-to-be-released Essays on the Counterrevolution, which you can get for FREE when you become a Premium Member.

May 31 •

Adopted Into Grace: Roman Law, the Gospel, and the Fatherhood of God

Adoption is not just an aspect of the Gospel. It is the Gospel.

Mar 30 •

Fertility and Culture: A Deep Dive

After many years of low fertility and policy efforts to raise births in various countries, many pundits conclude that nothing works. They're wrong.

Jan 29, 2024

The Salvation of Western Civilization: The Battle of Tours, October 10, 732 A.D.

Gibbon noted that had the Muslims won this day, all of Europe would have been Islamized and Western Civilization would have been extinguished.

Oct 10, 2022 •

The America to Come: An Interview With Rod Martin, Glenn Sunshine, and Doug Wilson.

Is it too late for America?

Oct 20, 2020 •

Five Reasons We Should Still Read Cicero

Cicero was an ardent defender of republican government, and far ahead of his time on the topic of private property.

Sep 5, 2018 •

Economic Growth from Octavian to Obama

Poor countries can adopt ideas and technologies that took rich countries millennia to develop, and thereby leapfrog into abundance.

Sep 4, 2018 •

Power Perfected in Weakness: Saturnalia vs. Christmas

The two holidays could not be more different. Indeed, Christmas is the absolute repudiation of the Saturnalia.

Dec 23, 2017 •

Europe’s Long War with Islam

None of this is new. But Europe has lost its grip on North Africa and the Levant, and the first population movements and small attacks are occurring. It…

Sep 3, 2016 •

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