Thomas Jefferson’s vision of American democracy was a land of small farmers, both economically and politically independent. Whereas manufacturing led to subservient employees bound to wages given to them by a growing class of industrial aristocrats, small farmers were “the chosen people of God”, devoting their lives to cultivating virtue…

I was reading up on recent news stories about Egypt as part of a forthcoming article on Abdel Nasser’s land reform, when I came across some articles about food prices and inflation. As the biggest importer of wheat in the world, the War in Ukraine has had a severe impact…

With Roe v Wade overturned in what will probably turn out to be one of the most consequential court cases of the century, I have found my usual media sources around the issue… unsatisfying. So, I decided to read the entire court opinion myself. Having read 216 pages of legal…

Paul Harrell is a former Marine, National Guardsman, war veteran, and competitive shooter who was involved in two citizen-involved self-defense shootings. He makes excellent educational videos about firearms. He also made a video on mass shootings I have some problems with. …

My favorite philosophy channel Carefree Wandering just posted a video responding to international relations scholar John Mearsheimer in regards to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. I referenced Mearsheimer heavily in my article Liberalism and the Crusader State, and he was a critical influence for me getting serious about foreign…