The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation ...
Many measurement systems were developed as civilisation evolved. The imperial system is nothing if not quirky. Readers may recall that a rod, pole or perch equals 5½ yards or 16½ feet, with 40 rods to ...
The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.
In an exclusive interview with Kyiv Post on the occasion of his 90th birthday, Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk reflects on an ...
In Munich, the US announced its intent to crush all opposition to its permanent status as imperial top dog, even if that ...
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The emperor who declared war on the sea—and meant it
There's a moment in ancient history that reads like a fever dream. The Roman Emperor Caligula, sometime around 40 CE, marched his legions to the shores of the English Channel, arranged them in full ...
I'm from Denmark and live in KY. Trump's hope for Greenland is an imperial desire to own disguised as global defense.
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Decline of the American empire? Why educational self-injury may turn out to be worse than financial
America’s gravest threat may not be China’s rise or dollar fatigue, but forces within that put its greatest advantage at risk—its university system, institutions and capacity for self-correction. Will ...
One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.
Another day, another semi-deranged conversation on Abby Phillip’s show on CNN. This time, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary set ...
Soldiers of the American Revolution: African American of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment; New England militiaman; frontier rifleman wearing a Virginia hunting shirt; French officer in a blue coat.
Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...
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