TopicsPosts Tagged ‘Fascism’
Why the Democrats Should Cut Off All Government Funding Discussions
Sébastien Lecornu resigned as French Prime Minister less than a month into the job. The reason is that he cannot cobble together a coalition that will pass a budget. As he explained, the balance of power and the mood of the country does not favor compromise: In a last-ditch move, Mr. Lecornu announced last week that he would not use…Read More
A Lesson from Tacitus and Thomas Jefferson
One of the great passages from Roman history comes right at the beginning of Book One of Tacitus’ Annals, where he is discussing how Augustus seized power and ended the Republic for good. When after the destruction of Brutus and Cassius there was no longer any army of the Commonwealth, when Pompeius was crushed in Sicily, and when, with Lepidus pushed…Read More