When Elite Privilege Breaks
Paul RosenbergFinding parallels with Rome is a fun topic for writers, and just recently I came across some very interesting ones. They grabbed my attention, and they may grab yours as well.
Contents Pages by Subject
History
What Hath Trump Wrought?
• https://www.lewrockwell.com"If I don't win, this will be the greatest waste of time, money and energy in my lifetime," says Donald Trump.
Dump Duterte – for Starters
• http://original.antiwar.com,by Patrick J. BuchananAlliances are transmission belts of war.
Passports Were a "Temporary" War Measure
• https://fee.org, Speranta DumitruIn the age of heavily restricted migration, passport control seems a natural prerogative of the state. The idea of abolishing passports is almost unthinkable. But in the 20th century, governments considered their "total abolition" as an important
The Legacy of United States Interventionism
• http://www.ronpaulinstitute.orgThe following in an edited version of a paper I presented two weeks ago in a debate on the topic "When should the US use force abroad and what lessons should we learn from America's use of force in Iraq and how should those lessons inform decisio
Black Swans: 9 Recent Events That Changed Finance Forever
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenAlmost every market participant out there has at least one horrific war story on a crash that profoundly affected their portfolio or world view.
Want to "Rule" Your Own Country? Here's how.
• https://www.lewrockwell.comGeneticists tell us the entire human race originated from a single tribal group of around 200 people who migrated from Africa into Arabia about 80,000 years ago.
Gore Vidal
• C. Smith's blogIt is Gore Vidal's birthday. In his honor, I share my interview with him.
Bring Back The Cold War
• http://www.paulcraigroberts.org,Paul Craig RobertsPundits have declared a "New Cold War." If only! The Cold War was a time when leaders focused on reducing tensions between nuclear powers. What we have today is much more dangerous: Washington's reckless and irresponsible aggression toward the
Secret Mysteries of the Sun Revealed
• arcleinAccording to William Henry in Mary Magdalene: The Illuminator, it was a psychoactive substance produced by the brain - the Cathars had learned the techniques necessary to produce it from the secret teachings of Jesus. It was called Christos (anoint
High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history
• https://www.theguardian.com, Rachel CookeGerman writer Norman Ohler's astonishing account of methamphetamine addiction in the Third Reich changes what we know about the second world war
Killing People, Breaking Things, and America's Winless Wars
• Nick Turse and Tom EngelhardtIt's the timing that should amaze us (were anyone to think about it for 30 seconds). Let's start with the conflict in Afghanistan, now regularly described as the longest war in American history.
American Pravda: The Destruction of TWA Flight 800
• http://www.unz.com, RON UNZSome years ago as I became increasingly aware of the severe dishonesty of our mainstream media on all sorts of controversial topics, I began telling a joke to a few of my friends.
10 Overlooked Truths About Taking Action
• http://www.artofmanliness.com, Kyle Eschenroeder"In the era before gunpowder, all killing was of necessity done hand to hand. For a Greek or Roman warrior to slay his enemy, he had to get so close that there was an equal chance that the enemy's sword or spear would kill him. This produced an i
THE REVOLUTION OF RISING EXPECTATIONS
• http://www.fff.org, by Wendy McElroyStarving peasants storm the Bastille because oppression has driven them beyond the limits of human endurance. It is the quintessential image of political revolution. But what if it is wrong? Or what if there is an equally powerful force that also cre
You Need to Care About Facebook Censoring an Iconic Vietnam War Photo
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BY BEN SULLIVANNick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of nine-year-old Kim Phúc fleeing from a napalm attack during the Vietnam war is one of the most iconic pieces of photojournalism in existence.
How One Earthquake Erased an Empire and Changed the Course of Human History
• Lewrockwell.com By David W BrownAt its height, the Portuguese empire spanned four continents, with territory everywhere from Rio de Janeiro to Macau.
What if Star Trek Had Never Existed?
• http://www.wired.comThe original Star Trek was a failure. CBS passed on the show during the pitch process. NBC saw the first pilot, an episode called "The Cage" starring Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, and rejected it.
A 20th Century History of Infringement
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By L. Neil SmithLast week, I was chatting contentedly with my friends on Facebook (who would ever have thought I'd say that?) about gun politics, when I was interrupted by (ostensibly) a young woman (everybody's young compared to me these days) who denied that a
Trump in Mexico recalls Reagan in Geneva
• http://www.wnd.comDonald Trump's surprise visit to Mexico, where he met the Mexican president and discussed the many contentious issues between our two countries, reminds me of President Reagan's important trip to Geneva in 1985. Reagan was more than willing to si
American Pravda: Alexander Cockburn and the British Spies
• http://www.unz.com, Ron UnzAbout a decade ago I'd gotten a little friendly with the late Alexander Cockburn, one of America's premier radical journalists and the founder of Counterpunch, a leading leftist webzine.
HOW THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR CHANGED THE WORLD
• http://tomatobubble.com, By Mike KingHigh School history fables taught us that the Spanish-American War of 1898 was a meaningless war instigated by the Yellow Journalist William Randolph Hearst.
'Longest living human' says he is ready for death at 145
• http://www.telegraph.co.ukAn Indonesian man who claims to be the longest living human in recorded history has described how he "just wants to die".
The Secret History of the EU, Written on an Italian Prison Island, Reveals Why the Project is Doomed
• https://www.lewrockwell.comAs we know, the great dream that has been shaping the political integration of Europe for 60 years is today facing what is called an "existential crisis" - one so profound as to call into question its continued existence.
American Pravda: Was General Patton Assassinated?
• http://www.unz.com - Ron UnzFor example, three or four years ago I noticed a link on a prominent libertarian website suggesting that George S. Patton, one of America's most renowned World War II military commanders, had been murdered by order of the U.S. government.
Muzzled!
• Lewrockwell.com by Joe Bob BriggsOnly two athletes in history have won medals in six consecutive Olympic Games. Only two.
25 More Manly Last Words
• http://www.artofmanliness.com, Brett & Kate McKayA few years ago, we highlighted the manly last words of 16 men. Since then, we've discovered many more intriguing, poignant, badass, or just plain virile utterances given right before a man stepped into the abyss of the great beyond. Today we highl
FORDLANDIA: Inside Henry Ford's failed utopian city in the Amazon
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Drew Reed,In 1928, northern Brazil was captivated by an enticing bit of news.
A Forgotten History
• arcleinAmong the youthful Marxist-inspired revolutionary class, an unholy marriage of marxism and Islam was created. The Young Turks, as they became known, sought solidarity throughout the Ottoman Empire. Dhimmis were thus not allowed to own any new propert
How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made history
• http://www.pri.org, By Natasha VarnerBerry season is waning, but the harvest hasn't always been so sweet for the migrant workers who pick the fruit in fields across the United States.
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