The French Religious Wars: Part III of III
The coalescing of the religious factions into distinct political blocks transformed a civil war into a European geopolitical struggle for influence in the French kingdom.
An Inflection Point in American History
A Fitting Coda to a Year Like No Other Occasionally we seem to bear witness to something important. It’s the unsettling feeling of looking into the void of unwritten history and […]
How a Peasant Became Emperor of Rome
His rise through the ranks rested on noble largess he tapped into with his skill at arms and adept social maneuvering, and a level of ruthlessness and cunning that was shocking even at that time.
President Trump’s Coronavirus Executive Orders Signal a Huge Change in American Government
Last week, our system of government changed fundamentally. Last week, the President usurped the power to control taxes and spending without the input of Congress.
Profiles in Courage and Leadership — Or Things the President is Not
Real leaders are capable of humility. The posers must show strength at all times, because they are still trying to convince themselves.
The Trump Myth has Been Busted
They threw their tantrum and let out their rage, and the consequence was division, destruction, and disaster.
Of Human Rights and Nation-States
Outside of Central Europe, the Reformation would meet stiff resistance, as large established monarchies fought the rise of the first religious minority groups in their kingdoms. Eventually, these kingdom, such as France, would form coalitions to attempt to slow the spread of Protestantism.
The Electoral College is Too Democratic: A Counterpoint
The Electoral College was an elitist institution designed to keep populist buffoons out of the Presidency.
War with Iran, or Not
The news has lately been an unserious psychodrama, and journalists reduced to reporting an inane tweet punched out on the Presidential iPhone, or the latest entry in the impeached-or-not-impeached saga. […]
Ken Briggs 