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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Ronald Reagan’s Solution could work better than Sanctions in Ukraine

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 daniel Are Sanctions Failing?, How Reagan won the Cold War by Ending Sanctions, Inflicting Pain on the Russians, Ronald Reagan’s Solution, Ronald Reagan’s Solution could work better than Sanctions in Ukraine, What Would Reagan Do?, Why the Soviets paid Cash for American Grain During the Cold War?

Although we remember Reagan as a strong anti-Communist, one of his first actions as President was to end sanctions against the Soviet Union.

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Russia is the Sick Man of the World

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 daniel China and the Sick Man, Russia is the Sick Man of the World, Sick Man of the World, The Sick Man of Europe, The Sick Man of the World, The Sick Man Takes a long Time to die, The Third Rome

Ironically, Czar Nicholas I of Russia (a hero of Vladimir Putin) invented the term “Sick Man of Europe.” The Czar was complaining about the weak Ottoman Empire, that the British Empire and France were propping up.

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The Strange Origins of the US Dollar

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 daniel Greenback, How do you pay for the War?, The North’s Secret Weapon, The Strange Origins of the US Dollar, US Dollar

Amazingly, when the Civil War began in 1861, the United States had no national currency. Instead, most Americans relied on banknotes issued by local or state banks or federal coins for most transactions.

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Royal Lasts

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 daniel not absolute ruler of the French nation, Royal Lasts, Some interesting Royal Lasts Include:, The idea was that Louis Philippe was king and leader of the French people, The Last (and First) King of the French, The Last Czar (s) of Russia, The Last Emperor of India, The Last Emperor of Mexico, The Last Holy Roman Emperor, The Last King of France

The last person to hold the title of King of France was Charles X, the younger brother of King Louis XVI and XVIII. Charles spent most of his adult life in exile because of the French Revolution.

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The Strange Correlation between Freedom and Monarchy

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 daniel Can Monarchs Defend Freedom?, monarchy promotes freedom, The Strange Correlation between Freedom and Monarchy, Why is Monarchy Good for Freedom?

Another advantage is that in some constitutional monarchies, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, the monarch has the theoretical power to remove the head of government.

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What the Last Kings of Italy can teach us about the Dangers of Populism

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 daniel Dangers of Populism, From Farce to Tragedy, Humiliation in Greece, Last Kings of Italy, Monarchy’s End, The Dangers of Fascism and Populism, The Fall of Mussolini, The King and the Fake Dictator, What the Last Kings of Italy can teach us about the Dangers of Populism

Italy operated under the lie that Mussolini was an absolute dictator. In reality, the King had the power to fire Mussolini at any time and the backing of the military.

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How Doctors probably killed a US President

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 daniel Did Doctors Kill the President?, How Doctors Killed the President, How Doctors probably killed a US President, James A. Garfield, President James A. Garfield, President James A. Garfield (R-Ohio), Shot in the Back, The Bullet didn’t kill the President, The President Rotted to Death, The Strange Legacy of James A. Garfield

The greatest threat to Garfield was not Guiteau’s bullet, but the doctors who came to save the president.

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How a Feud over Holy Places led to the First Modern War

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 daniel Access to the Seas, Caesars Fighting over Christ’s Legacy, Crimean War, First Modern War, How a Feud over Holy Places led to the First Modern War, Systematic Slaughter, The Crimean War, The First Modern War

The Crimean War is called the first modern war because of all the firsts in that conflict. For example, the Crimean War was the first conflict in which they photographed battlefields.

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Putin’s Post-Imperial Adventure

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 daniel France in Algeria, France in Vietnam, How Will Putin’s Post-Imperial Adventure End?, Post-Imperial Adventures that Resemble the Ukraine War include:, post-imperial catastrophe, Putin’s Post-Imperial Adventure, The Indonesian War of Independence, The Malagasy Uprising, Ukraine War, Vladimir Putin’, What is a Post-Imperial Adventure?

History shows post-imperial adventures end in disaster and humiliation. The drive for national renewal and redemption of honor through war leads to defeat. I think the Ukraine War will be no different. Hopefully, the Ukraine War will be the world’s last post-imperial adventure.

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World’s Longest-Lasting Republics

April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 daniel Republics are Not Democracies, San Marino, The Republic of Venice, The Roman Republic, The World’s Longest-Lasting Republics include:, Venetian Republic, World’s Longest-Lasting Republics

Thus, a study of long-lasting republics can help us understand our world. We need a better knowledge of republics because many do not understand what republics are.

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