History

The Essential Affinity between Christianity & the Military

Jesus’ interactions with Roman military commanders reveal a truth millennia old: soldiers committed to the honorable defense of their nations, as in the U.S. military today, already bear the logos impressed upon their souls

The Iron Lady Confronts Socialism

Thatcher embraced the “Iron Lady” label because she recognized the necessity of moral clarity over equivocation in confronting the evils of communism and socialism

Gibbon’s “Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire” and Trump’s National Security Strategy

In order to understand Trump’s new National Security Strategy, look to Edward Gibbon’s “the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Zbigniew Brzezinski: The Fox to Kissinger’s Hedgehog

Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Carter, foresaw the downfall of the Soviet Union when others couldn’t because he understood that Moscow always lacked moral legitimacy among the peoples of Eastern Europe

Stephen Kotkin’s Wrongheaded Cold War Against Authoritarianism

Stephen Kotkin’s history writing is masterful—but his democracy-vs-authoritarianism lens distorts how geopolitics really works

Claude Debussy’s Christmas Prayer for Children Ravaged by War

In 1915, Claude DeBussy wrote a carol for the children of France who, due to the German invasion, could not celebrate Christmas. Today, the children of Ukraine are suffering a similar fate from Russia’s aggression.

When Freedom is at Risk, Attack Gradualism

Today, when we consider systemic evils like sex trafficking and forced labor in Xinjiang, we should follow the example of Elizabeth Heyrick in demanding rapid change

The Myth of Christendom Destroying the Greco-Roman Classics

The myth that the early church destroyed countless classic texts from the Greco-Roman world couldn’t be further from the truth

How Saddam Hussein Came to Symbolize Anti-Americanism in the Middle East

Despite his many crimes against the people of Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, Saddam has come to symbolize resistance to the US-led world order across the Arab world

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