Iran After the War
The war has come. The war will eventually end. But what kind of place will Iran be after the war ends is the question with which we…
Machiavelli, Tocqueville, and the Imperial Presidency
Machiavelli noted that the goal of political power and order is centralized authority. In The Prince, the hallmark of a good ruler is their ability to centralize…
Vanished in Appalachia
The morning sky is still black and dark As my eyes awake and look on high. A chorus of birds begin to sing for me As the…
A Heavenly Flight
In today’s world, many would say poetry is a useless activity. Across the world, especially in our technologically driven environment, the madness of mocking reading, writing, and…
The Future of The Social Contract
Social contract theory is now a foundational pillar of modern political theory. Any student of politics, political philosophy, and political theory will know the origins of modern…
Mozart and the Meaning of Christmas
Mozart is one of the greatest composers and musical geniuses who ever lived. This is not controversial. What is, however, is Mozart’s Catholicism. Not that Mozart wasn’t…
Feeling that Love Divine
As my eyes wandered up to view the sky My heart began to feel that Love Divine.
Deconstructing the Myth of Rome: Augustine’s City of God
Saint Augustine of Hippo is arguably the most influential Christian philosopher and theologian who ever lived. This is not to say he is unique among Christians; several…
Educating for Virtue
What is the purpose, the philosophy, of education? Most people agree that education is important. Dissatisfaction with the current state of education isn’t evidence of animosity toward…
Futurism and the Global Market State
The age of the nation-state is over. Some may not want to hear this, but it is true. National states still exist in a legal framework, but…
A Thousand Ships: A Poetic Trilogy
Song for a Myrmidon A thousand ships sail with you my son To a foreign land and endless beaches of sand. My arms I gave you when…
Why the Left Sees Fascism Everywhere
Fascism lost World War II. Communism lost the Cold War. Marxism is winning the historical imagination in the twenty-first century. One of the pressing problems with political…
Timaeus as a Political Allegory
Plato is notorious for having banned the artists and poets in the Republic. But Plato was himself an artist and poet. Plato’s animosity toward poetry was not…
Dido and Aeneas in the Shadow of Plato and Pythagoras in Virgil’s Aeneid
Virgil goes to great lengths to describe Queen Dido of Carthage as “tragic.” When we are first introduced to her in the epic, her sad backstory is…
Shakespeare: Political Theorist
When you think of William Shakespeare, the great Bard of the English language, you don’t necessarily think of him as a political theorist. Yes, he wrote about…