Mar 27, 2010

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Interview with Robert Steuckers

When and why did you decide to become involved in politics?I was never actually involved in politics, as I was never a member of a political party. Nevertheless I am a citizen interested in political questions but of course not in the usual plain and trivial way, as I have no intention to become a candidate, council deputy or Member of Parliament.For me “politics” means...

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Feb 19, 2010

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Pericles & the Athenian Ideal, Part 2

Athens was an example to Greece in politics. But what about the economic and cultural realms?According to Plutarch, Athens became fantastically wealthy after Themistocles (524 – 459 BCE) had directed the revenue of the city’s lucrative silver mines at Laurium towards the construction of a strong navy, including a new fleet of triremes, which made possible the reconquest...

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Feb 12, 2010

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Pericles & the Athenian Ideal, Part 1

There is already much discussion in our circles about the example of Sparta, not least as a result of the recent Hollywood blockbuster 300 which was rather loosely based on the exploits of King Leonidas, but in this article I intend to examine Sparta’s chief rival Athens.The Athenian statesman, Pericles (495 – 429 BCE) once claimed that his city was an educational role...

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Jan 7, 2010

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Robert Owen:
Welsh Radical & Co-operative Pioneer

It is no secret that the term “socialism” has been hijacked by the Left. Indeed, once we transcend the contemporary Marxist blur of ideological dogma, minority rights, and concomitant gender-bending, one soon discovers that the true definition of the term relates to “a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates [that] the community as a...

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Dec 15, 2009

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King Alfred the Great

King Alfred [c.849-99], the ninth-century warrior-philosopher, is undoubtedly one of the greatest figures to have graced England’s shores. But whilst he is usually remembered for uniting the various regional strands of an often divided country against its persistent Viking adversaries, his many cultural triumphs remain either forgotten or overlooked. In this article I intend...

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