To Retrieve Free Government, Part I
Can free government be reestablished in a corrupt republic? Is there enough virtue remaining in America 2016 for renewal? For insight, I can’t help but return to a favorite read,… Read more »
Tag: Machiavelli
Machiavelli on Religion and Republics
In his Discourses on Livy, Niccolò Machiavelli devoted several chapters to the importance of religion to the long-lived Roman Republic. There are lessons here for America 2016. Numa Pompilius, successor… Read more »
Dictators and Republics (Part I of III)
Given the seizure of so many powers by the executive branch these past seven years, this is probably not the best time to examine the ancient office of dictator. But,… Read more »