History, in one sense, is a succession of ever-widening protection rackets.
Jun 282016
Ruling
In ’37 Stalin made a hash
Of party loyalists and army brass.
Decimation: One in ten are shot.
What’s the word when one in ten are not?
May 112016
If a majority rejects democracy, in what does democracy consist?
Apr 202016
The politician’s favorite tools are organizations that profess themselves above politics.
Mar 222016
War puts the pacific virtues to use, but peace can do nothing with the martial ones.
Mar 142016
The great enemy of men is Man.
Mar 092016
The Gods of Liberty, Equality, Justice, and The People have demanded more human sacrifice than all other divinities combined.
Mar 012016
Most evil is done routinely.
Feb 192016
Every fictional utopia has one feature in common with every modern state: compulsory public education.
Jan 292016
Nonviolent resistance succeeds only when the government has already lost its nerve: you can’t rule if you won’t shoot.
Jan 272016
Great rewards await those who supply the rich and powerful with reasons for whatever they were going to do in the first place.