Establishment centrists and populist insurgents are about equal, in terms of being self-serving and duplicitous, and selling snake oil. But the former frequently give the impression that they place t… (View Post)

Yes, it comes down to “free speech for people I like.” University authorities usually adopt the line of least resistance. (View Post)

Where I would attempt to draw the line is between genuine war memorials, and memorials built to glorify a cause which should not be glorified, and/or to intimidate. Of course, what memorials people w… (View Post)

Divine Right was more of an early modern, than a medieval, idea. Medieval Parliaments quite often rejected royal requests for taxation, and vigorously criticised the King’s ministers. I’d argue that … (View Post)

Many decent people fought for the Confederacy, but as for the cause itself…? When you start a war against your countrymen that costs 700,000 lives, you need a better casus belli than wanting to keep … (View Post)