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The Beautiful Suit
In this podcast we discuss H.G. Wells's fable "The Beautiful Suit." It was originally published in 1909 under the title, "A Moonlight Fable." You h…
15 hours ago
Ten General Principles Of Conflict
Recent events have prompted some reflection on general principles of conflict. In this podcast we discuss ten of them.
1 month, 1 week ago
Love, Sloth, And Free Will
In this podcast we discuss love, sloth, and free will in the context of Canto 18 of Dante's "Purgatorio." What is the nature of love, and how does i…
2 months ago
Give It Time
We begin with a few recommendations on books and resources to use in understanding Dante's "Divine Comedy." Then we switch gears, and get into the m…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Rights That Have Been Won, Do Not Automatically Remain Won
Rights and liberties that have been won by past generations will not remain won without active and forceful advocacy by successive generations. Syst…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
You Have No Right To Turn Away
In an 1842 letter to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle chastised Emerson, saying, "A man has no right to say to his generation,…
6 months ago
The Aftermath Of Battle
In this podcast I describe unforgettable images that emerge from the aftermaths of certain battles. We discuss Livy's description of the battlefield…
7 months ago
In The Same Meadow
In this podcast we take a quote from Seneca, discuss its meaning, and apply it to some modern life lessons.
7 months, 1 week ago
Who Frontinus Was, Why He Is Important, And Why You Should Read Him
Several days ago I published a new, annotated translation of the "Stratagems" of Frontinus. It is a vastly underappreciated classic of military theo…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Story of Akulka's Husband (Podcast)
In this podcast we discuss the story of "Akulka's Husband," which is found in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel "The House of the Dead." What does the stor…
9 months ago