Tag Archives: Jews

What about Israel? (part 2) History

Posted on August 6, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Continuing our discussion of Israel (part 1 here) The modern State of Israel can trace its evils (and its goods) back to biblical times. The Sanhedrin (the Jewish high council) was very much opposed to those nasty rustic followers of … Continue reading →

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Hate crimes and hate speech in 2023 and now

Posted on January 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Do you know what a “hate crime” is? When you hear (or read) something, can you determine whether it is “hate speech?” A school in California is not concerned by some students telling Jewish students that all Jews and Israelis … Continue reading →

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Comparing the SPQR and USA – again (Part 3)

Posted on July 3, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The Roman Empire was, in many ways, very dependent on the estimated 10% of its population that were Jews, back there in the First Century. It was one of the bright spots in the economic and social life of the … Continue reading →

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Rome’s warning signs – and our own (Part 2)

Posted on July 1, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Part 2: Why did Rome fall and what were the warning signs? How can we learn from that? See Part 1 here: We discussed a good commentary in Notes on Liberty AND the old Gibbons hypothesis. What can we learn … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht 80 years later

Posted on November 15, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My apologies to readers and friends, that I overlooked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Pogromnacht of 09 November 1938, just two days shy of 20 years after the end of the Great War, and one of … Continue reading →

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