The Pen, the Phone, and the Presidency: A Roman Warning Against the Rise of the American Caesar
In the fading light of the Roman Republic, as senators dithered and people cried out for relief from chaos, an ambitious few found the imperial mantle irresistible. What began as temporary โemergency powersโ for the good of the republic soon hardened into permanent,...
The Real National Emergency
Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global empire. In 2025 alone, the U.S. has launchedย airstrikes in Yemenย (Operation Rough Rider), bombed...
Benjamin Franklin: How to Lose an Empire
โEmpires, by Pride & Folly & Extravagance, ruin themselves like Individuals.โ Benjamin Franklin certainly understood history. He had witnessed it unfold. In fact, he predicted the unraveling of the British Empire. Featuring some of his best satire and sharpest...