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January 13, 2017

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon

by Rudyard Kipling It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate. They were not easily

June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

September 22, 2018

Bryce's "The Holy Roman Empire" (Part 15)

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Influential Works VIII – Starship Troopers

May 14, 2020

The book. Not the movie. If you can even call Verhoeven’s bastardization “Starship Troopers” at all. Robert A. Heinlein is an increasingly controversial figure in recent years, moreso than he was in his lifetime.

Culture·Literature·Religion

Undesigned Bible Coincidences

May 7, 2020

Culture·Gardening·Literature

DtG: New Book; GoodStream

May 7, 2020

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FREE BOOK

April 24, 2020

Our MOTW Poet Laureate, Ian McLeod, is offering one of his poetry books for free this weekend on Amazon. Take advantage of this opportunity to get some great poetry for no cost.

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Influential Works VII – The Raven

April 18, 2020

Edgar Allan Poe–favorite poet of goth teenagers, Lovecraftian horror fans, and other denizens of fine non-chain coffee-shops all across the fruited plain. Poet and author, he was inventor of what became the

Culture·Literature

Friday Video: H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Colour Out of Space”

April 17, 2020

Literature

Sans mythe, il n’est pas un homme

April 15, 2020

Regale me with tales of woe and glory, of heroes at resplendent feasts and maidens kidnapped by Zeus-as-beast. Leave out the unpleasant parts, and avoid witches and dark arts. In fact, just

Art·Culture·History·Literature·Philosophy

Influential Works VI – Ovid

April 9, 2020

Given the rhyme, it may be important to point out that Ovid ain’t COVID, and there isn’t an ancient Roman conspiracy theory involved here, despite the disease’s transformation of our society over

Culture·History·Literature·Nationalism·Politics

Video: The Great Society

March 31, 2020

Editor’s Note: We have not yet read this book, but Shlaes’ books on Coolidge and the Great Depression were both excellent. We expect this one to be the same.

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Influential Works V – A Modest Proposal

March 24, 2020

This work, if any, was one of the most influential on my own development as a writer. I’m going to keep this one brief, because it’s a relatively short book and you

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