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The Code Breakers of Warsaw →

February 27, 2024

Hundreds of high-level, encrypted Russian military messages and signals were de-coded by the Poles, providing critical intelligence that made fools of the Russians on the battlefield.

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Bravo, Bertie Brown! →

February 19, 2024

From her cabin on Brickyard Creek in Fergus County, Bertie stirred up what locals of every color regarded as a mighty fine brew—in violation of Prohibition.

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Cicero and the Late Roman Republic: An Interview (Feb. 2024) →

February 18, 2024

When did the old Roman Republic die? And why?

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The Origins of Valentine’s Day and Some Reflections on the Holiday →

February 14, 2024

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired” – poet Robert Frost.

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Putin's Self-Serving Lies →

February 13, 2024

What he said about Poland in his interview with Tucker cries out for rectification.

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Japan: From High Culture to Samurai Warriors →

February 7, 2024

As “inscrutable” as the Japanese may at first appear, the more one learns about them the more one understands that common themes dominate human history everywhere.

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On This Date... →

February 7, 2024

No, not those dates!

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War Isn't Just a Western Notion →

January 28, 2024

A lust for power begets war, which begets disorder and destruction, which begets the “strong man” who then knocks heads together to bring order from the chaos.

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Happy Australia Day! →

January 24, 2024

On this Australia Day, I plan to raise a glass (of rum) in tribute to an extraordinary people.

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The Rise and Fall of Japan's First "Enlightenment" →

January 24, 2024

A little freedom goes a long way, as demonstrated by Japan’s “Muromachi Period.”

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The Failed Smear Against Horatio Nelson →

January 3, 2024

The Nelson Column must stand. Cancel culture and its twin evil of presentism must be torn down.

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Some Memorable Events of 2023 →

December 30, 2023

This essay originated with a question a good friend posed to me just days ago: “Name the top 5 things that happened to you in 2023,” he asked.

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A Merry Socialist Christmas? No Way! →

December 22, 2023

Many on the left argue that Christian teaching should spurn private property and endorse a socialist system of wealth redistribution. After all, isn’t that what those early Christians did? 

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The Plane That Landed Itself →

December 19, 2023

I wonder what Orville and Wilbur would think about the time when a plane landed in Montana without a pilot.

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Marcus Aurelius Didn't Have a High Opinion of Government Schools →

December 7, 2023

I have no desire to be a subject of any potentate but if I had to live under just one of the nearly 100 emperors of ancient Rome, I believe I would choose Marcus Aurelius.

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Indians, Property Rights, and Ayn Rand →

November 20, 2023

A festering question concerning Native Americans is that of property rights, the extent to which the various tribes and their individual members possessed them—both when white settlers first arrived and even today. 

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President Duda of Poland Bestows Upon Me the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland -- 11/11/23 →

November 17, 2023

November 11, 2023 was a day in Warsaw that I will never forget!

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Statement to the President and People of Poland, November 11, 2023 →

November 11, 2023

This is an award I shall proudly display as long as I live. I will use it to help tell the story of this nation’s brave people.

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Recipients of Poland's Highest Honor →

November 9, 2023

Unlike many previous presidents, Reagan did not mince words when it came to recognizing the evils of socialism and the Soviet Empire. He, along with other notables, received Poland’s Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.

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Romans, Good and Bad →

November 5, 2023

Caesar, Cato, Cicero, Pertinax and more.

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Did these inventions and their subsequent global influence come our way because of wise and generous government? Evidence in the affirmative is, at best, scant.

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