Thursday, November 05, 2026

"An ancestral relationship links you with the deified Claudius" ~ Was Constantine the Great a relative of Claudius II Gothicus?

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Consecration coin showing Claudius II Gothicus on the obverse, minted under Constantine, circa AD 317-318. ( source ) Many years ago, I wrot...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Blue States Own the Affordability Crisis

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During the run-up to elections, I like to look a little deeper into the trends that seem to be driving people to the polls. For the 2026 mid...
Monday, September 28, 2026

Less of Us ~ The historical and ongoing errors of The Limits to Growth

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The back cover copy of the celebrated book,  The Limits to Growth , by Donella H. Meadows, et al. begins as follows:  When each of us decide...
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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Resist the Urge to Hug the Ehru ~ A review of "Kings of Ordovar" by Phillip Campbell

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If one of these guys suggests that you cold-hammer naga, maybe decline. The upsurge of interest in historically-charged epics sparked by the...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

"I shall fear nothing even in the midst of the shadows of death." ~ The remarkable courage and fidelity of Madame de Lafayette

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Portrait of Madame de Lafayette later in life.  The town where I grew up is a small suburb of Philadelphia called Lafayette Hill. As a kid, ...
Monday, June 22, 2026

"Nunc dimittis, Domine." ~ The last words of Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1826

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Detail from a portrait of an elderly Thomas Jefferson as painted by Thomas Sulley, 1821. In a previous post, I examined some of the speculat...
Friday, May 01, 2026

"Lord, increase my pain, but increase also my patience." ~ The death of Pope Saint Pius V

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Pope Saint Pius V is saved from assassination by a miraculous crucifix. Detail from an early 18th century anonymous painter of the Roman Sch...