Archive for the 'Republic'

• Walter Russell Mead on our Oligarchical and Technocratic Elite

May 14th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, democracy, democratic party, Failed State, government, historians, ideas, intellectuals, lexington green, national security, Oligarchy, Perception, primary loyalties, Republic, republican party | 24 comments

• The Oligarchs and Public Debt

March 13th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, capitalism, corporations, democracy, dystopia, economics, Failed State, freedom, government, leadership, Oligarchy, politics, primary loyalties, Republic, republican party, risk, shlok, society | 4 comments

• On the Mythic and the Historic

February 3rd, 2011 by zen

Posted in 300, academia, ancient history, authors, book, classics, culture, democracy, dystopia, fiction, frank miller, historians, historiography, history, ideas, intellectuals, interact, meme, movies, myth, Oligarchy, Perception, philosophy, propaganda, reading, Republic, sean meade, social science, spartans | 5 comments

• Guest Post: McCormick on CIA Leviathan Wakes up and Hunts Ishmael

October 28th, 2010 by zen

Posted in America, analytic, authors, book, chicago boyz, CIA, dystopia, Failed State, government, IC, intelligence, legal, legitimacy, Oligarchy, politics, reform, Republic, society, state failure | Comments Off on Guest Post: McCormick on CIA Leviathan Wakes up and Hunts Ishmael

• Moral Decay and Civilizational Rebirth

October 13th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, ancient history, complex systems, complexity, culture, economics, government, history, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, Republic, social science, society, state failure, synthesis, theory | 8 comments