In my previous assertion on republicanism and the nature of states, "The Mint of Citizenry," I discussed, using the mint of Athens as a metaphor, the functioning of a citizens' republic, and more specifically the nature of the power dynamic between the citizens and the state in a republic....
Within the ancient world, the city-state of Athens had two major sources of renown; its democracy, the most prominent in Greece, and the stability of its coinage. The Athenian mint was considered extremely reliable in the ancient world, and its coinage was widely used as a standard of quality.
Imagine,...
In my previous article, titled "The Purpose of Nations and the American Exception," I discussed that the unique model of sovereignty and national purpose utilized by the United States of America stands alone in the world. In this American Model, the question of what defines an American is answered...
National Principles
A government is, fundamentally, no different than any other organization in regard to the existence of a reason for its formation- at the time of its founding, it is given a defined purpose. Every government with a constitution, and indeed many without constitutions, even leading back to the...
A Critic's Eulogy for Charles James Kirk, by Copy Editor Andrew Finger
Today, the world is made poorer. Charles James Kirk has been shot to death in Orem, Utah. Mr. Kirk was a true man, a man dedicated to creating a better world for his two children, a man of...
The Two Americas
In the smoky boardroom of a major American company, the executives discuss. With the recent abolition of tariffs and the new era of free global trade, now the entire manufacturing operations of their corporation can be transferred overseas - where the cost of production allows for a...
In 395 AD, the final emperor of a unified Roman Empire, Theodosius 'The Great', died, leaving the Empire divided in two to his young sons Honorius and Theodosius. Honorius inherited the Western part of the Roman Empire, and oversaw the greatest calamity since its founding. Barbarians sacked Rome itself...
In the 247 years and 10 months since independence was first declared, millions of Americans, both alive now and long dead, have declared that America is the greatest nation in the world, the greatest nation to ever exist, and that no nation will ever surpass her.
However, within recent years...
The war in Ukraine rages on, and the death toll only rises, now well into the hundreds of thousands. The fact that there is no end in sight to the war becomes increasingly obvious. As billions fresh off the printer and hundreds of mothballed tanks find their way to...
