When did the old Roman Republic die? And why?
Read MoreThe Origins of Valentine’s Day and Some Reflections on the Holiday →
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired” – poet Robert Frost.
Read MorePutin's Self-Serving Lies →
What he said about Poland in his interview with Tucker cries out for rectification.
Read MoreJapan: From High Culture to Samurai Warriors →
As “inscrutable” as the Japanese may at first appear, the more one learns about them the more one understands that common themes dominate human history everywhere.
Read MoreOn This Date... →
No, not those dates!
Read MoreWar Isn't Just a Western Notion →
A lust for power begets war, which begets disorder and destruction, which begets the “strong man” who then knocks heads together to bring order from the chaos.
Read MoreHappy Australia Day! →
On this Australia Day, I plan to raise a glass (of rum) in tribute to an extraordinary people.
Read MoreThe Rise and Fall of Japan's First "Enlightenment" →
A little freedom goes a long way, as demonstrated by Japan’s “Muromachi Period.”
Read MoreThe Failed Smear Against Horatio Nelson →
The Nelson Column must stand. Cancel culture and its twin evil of presentism must be torn down.
Read MoreSome Memorable Events of 2023 →
This essay originated with a question a good friend posed to me just days ago: “Name the top 5 things that happened to you in 2023,” he asked.
Read MoreA Merry Socialist Christmas? No Way! →
Many on the left argue that Christian teaching should spurn private property and endorse a socialist system of wealth redistribution. After all, isn’t that what those early Christians did?
Read MoreThe Plane That Landed Itself →
I wonder what Orville and Wilbur would think about the time when a plane landed in Montana without a pilot.
Read MoreMarcus Aurelius Didn't Have a High Opinion of Government Schools →
I have no desire to be a subject of any potentate but if I had to live under just one of the nearly 100 emperors of ancient Rome, I believe I would choose Marcus Aurelius.
Read MoreIndians, Property Rights, and Ayn Rand →
A festering question concerning Native Americans is that of property rights, the extent to which the various tribes and their individual members possessed them—both when white settlers first arrived and even today.
Read MorePresident Duda of Poland Bestows Upon Me the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland -- 11/11/23 →
November 11, 2023 was a day in Warsaw that I will never forget!
Read MoreStatement to the President and People of Poland, November 11, 2023 →
This is an award I shall proudly display as long as I live. I will use it to help tell the story of this nation’s brave people.
Read MoreRecipients of Poland's Highest Honor →
Unlike many previous presidents, Reagan did not mince words when it came to recognizing the evils of socialism and the Soviet Empire. He, along with other notables, received Poland’s Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
Read MoreRomans, Good and Bad →
Caesar, Cato, Cicero, Pertinax and more.
Read MoreMontana's Love Affair with William Jennings Bryan →
Perhaps Montanans saw in Bryan a man who, though often wrong, was sincere and incorruptible. If so, they were right. His reputation was never tainted by graft or dishonesty.
Read MoreThe Wild West's Most Infamous Con Artist →
He was as crooked as a dog’s hind leg. We here in Newnan, Georgia are glad he left town.
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