The "woke Roman empire" is a hilarious piece of pseudo-history. Catherine Nixey for example described Third Century Rome as "liberal and tolerant", which would come as a surprise … (View Post)

I've never been impressed by the argument that people need to stay in their lane. (View Post)

International affairs operate mainly on the principle that the strong do as they will, the weak as they must. Hegemonic powers like the USA accept restraints on their own behaviour, only insofar as a… (View Post)

But, like Saturn, the Revolution devours its own children. (View Post)

Well, as @rcs1000 often points out, big events have multiple causes. You can point to the profits from slavery, as one factor in industrialisation. As you can, the profits from agriculture, and the B… (View Post)