Recently I wrote a post where I attempted to define “tyranny” as the word is used here on the Stage. I have given the matter some thought since then, and would like to add few points to this earlier effort. I concluded the post with the following operative definition of “tyranny”: Tyranny can be found […]
Category Archives: Tyranny
Tyranny, Towards a Definition
Over the past few months this author has taken some heat for an allegedly liberal use of the word tyranny. As I do not plan on using this word less liberally in the future, it is prudent to have on hand a succinct explanation for what exactly is meant when I speak of tyranny. Tyranny, […]
Ours, A Tyranny
To my countrymen: The video below is not pleasant. If it were shown on night time television it would likely to be cut into a 20 second made-for-TV clip with the label “viewer discretion advised” tacked onto the front. It is coarse. It is violent. It is real. My countrymen – watch this. Watch this […]
The Death of a Nation
Over the past few days I have been engaged in an interesting exchange over at The Committee of Public Safety, an excellent site on strategic thinking and history. As the topic of this exchange is both timely and thought provoking, I would like to extend this discussion to the general readership of the Stage. The […]
America’s Greatest Challenge — and Danger
The greatest threat to the safety and liberty of the American people is recognized by very few. Though formidable in their own right, this hazard is not posed by any state among the new class of rising great powers. Nor is the great danger to be found among transnational terror networks, violence caused by religious […]