Reviving a loaded historical term is doomed to fail, especially without an honest reckoning of its bloody past.
Friend or enemy: Schmitt’s specious dichotomy
"You're with us or against us" is an old, and fallacious, mode of organizing society.
Meditations: The musings of a philosopher king
Marcus Aurelius' journals from his time as Roman Emperor provide timeless insights for a life well-led.
Reason and pleasure: The Epicurean way of good living
The ancient Roman philosopher and poet Lucretius takes a scientific approach to reason, arguing that your best life is lived in the here and now - because there is no hereafter.
Leading wisely: how benevolent governance can help society flourish
China's "Second Sage," Mencius, believed that benevolent governance was essential to happy, thriving societies.