by zen | May 10, 2013 | Monitor
Adam Elkus has a lengthy and meaty post at Abu Muqawama, inspired by General Mattis, one that you should really read in full: The Mattis Book Club ….But while gaining an understanding of the nature of war is useful, there are a lot of things it won’t do....
by zen | Mar 19, 2013 | Monitor
“Beware the Ides of March” T. Greer gave me a rousing recommendation that I read the following post on the death of Julius Caesar by Burt Likko of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen blog. Greer was correct, it was outstanding. You should read the post in...
by zen | Nov 6, 2012 | Monitor
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by John R. Hale “I cannot tune a harp or play a lyre, but I know how to make a small city great.” – Themistocles Nautical archaeologist Dr. John R. Hale, an expert on bronze...
by zen | Aug 31, 2012 | Monitor
Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University and a fellow at the Hoover Institution is famous for his scholarship on classical political philosophy (I often recommend his edition on Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy) as well as his provocative commentary...
