Maybe the West Should Adopt Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Policy

Prior to the modern age, when war was engaged in, combatants, for the most part, acted by a code of conduct which attempted to minimize civilian deaths and the destruction of non-participants’ property. With the onset of the democratic age and the idea of “total war” such modes of conduct have tragically fallen by the … Continue reading Maybe the West Should Adopt Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Policy

On the 225th Anniversary of the United States’ Bill of Rights

This December, 2016, marks the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution which would become known as the "Bill of Rights."  To secure passage of the Constitution, the framers of the document (the Federalists) had to agree that it would contain explicit language on individual rights. Ever since … Continue reading On the 225th Anniversary of the United States’ Bill of Rights

Feudalism: Was it so Bad?

One of the biggest misconceptions held among the independent and alternative media is that of feudalism and the political, economic and social arrangements which characterized that unfairly maligned epoch. Derogatory language is often used to describe feudal times with commentators often suggesting that today’s political and financial elites seek to return mankind to such a … Continue reading Feudalism: Was it so Bad?