I’m sick of these entitled thugs. Where is the leadership in their community? Where are the fathers to teach them humility and grace?

Not the opposite, but he still calls all reporters sir and ma’am when they ask him questions and refers to all those older than him as Mr/Mrs. Surname.

He’s a good kid, give him a break.

The uprising begins!

This reply comes deep from within the financial advice machine. Firms and their advisors alike have been foaming at the mouth since this rule was announced because it generally prohibits them from receiving commission or any variable comp unless the client signs a de facto waiver which then opens up the advisor and…

Ah yes, liberal darling Uber, the company that actively pits their drivers against each other, whose leadership openly brags about wanting to start a technocrat meritocracy, the company that actively fights unionization and any form of workers rights (including desperately clinging to their classification as…

That’s a fair enough critique. Charles I ran into much of his difficulty precisely because he endorsed religious measures designed to promote conformity and obedience.

Which is exactly true. But my fear for the current system is that the more it goes along on its current path, the more tolerance for political violence it will build up. I think we’re a lot closer to Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo than people think. (Which is not to say that we’re close... just closer than people…

One similarity between the late Roman Republic and the present US is that the existing institutions proved inadequate to governing as Roman dominions grew and new issues were presented to it. The old consuls-Senate-tribunes system just couldn’t handle it. New magistrates were prosecuting the old ones while everyone…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the fall of the Roman Republic lately. It seems so inevitable in retrospect, but nothing was fixed in stone. Is it just the luck of the draw that gives you a Sulla instead of a Cincinnatus? Is there anyway to regain societal checks on power once the traditions are lost?

Ortiz Vs. Sonnen Will Give You What You Want

I just subscribed using Pocket Cast - where my Android people at?!

I love The Fall Of Rome, so I’m sure I’ll love this. I guess I’ll ask the obvious question: this doesn’t mean that The Fall Of Rome is done, right?

WAS HITLER AN ALIEN? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!

I miss the days when that was the worst they would run in their “WW2 channel” days. Nowadays it’s aliens built every ancient monument and questionable historical dramas.

I started listening to the Rome podcasts yesterday. Great, but would like a written version! :)

“Uhhh yeah, I know”

Really enjoyed the opening episode to this series. Looking forward to more subjects. Great work.