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Risorgimento

https://elpidio.org/2025/08/31/risorgimento/

Published: August 31, 2025 13:49

Hello and welcome to Revolutions. Last week, we covered the breadth and depth of the Austrian Empire. And as I said, there would be two subsets of the Austrian Empire that would demand much fuller treatment, Italy and Hungary. So this week, we will cover…

The Austrian Empire

https://elpidio.org/2025/08/30/the-austrian-empire/

Published: August 30, 2025 22:23

Hello and welcome to Revolutions. At some point in the 1020s, a Radbot of Klettgau built a castle near the Aare River in the Duchy of Swabia, today a part of northern Switzerland. And oh yeah, before we go on, this is my obligatory notice that I’ll be…

The German Confederation

https://elpidio.org/2025/08/29/the-german-confederation/

Published: August 29, 2025 21:58

Hello and welcome to Revolutions. In 1848, Germany did not exist on any map in Europe. It only existed in the minds of a handful of idealists, dreamers, romantics, and political reformers, whose imaginations had been swept away by the tidal wave of the…

Order and Liberty

https://elpidio.org/2025/08/29/order-and-liberty/

Published: August 29, 2025 20:52

Hello and welcome to Revolutions. On July 28, 1831, a suitably solemn but enthusiastic ceremony was held in the Place de la of Bastille. In the wake of the July Revolution, the new government of Louis Philippe worked overtime to cement the official story…

The Volcano

https://elpidio.org/2025/08/29/the-volcano/

Published: August 29, 2025 20:33

Hello and welcome to Revolutions. Welcome back to our now seventh Revolution together, seven!, this time, the great revolutionary year of 1848, also known as “the turning point that did not turn”. … Now let’s turn our attention to the Revolutions of 1848.…

The State of the Union – Gore Vidal

https://elpidio.org/2025/07/12/the-state-of-the-union-gore-vidal/

Published: July 12, 2025 16:49

If there were awards for making predictions about the future, Gore Vidal would win the gold! Please note the date of these comments: May 1, 1975 !! Full article: https://classic.esquire.com/article/1975/5/1/the-state-of-the-union According to the polls,…

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

https://elpidio.org/2025/05/16/the-tragedy-of-great-power-politics/

Published: May 16, 2025 13:52

Hi, I love me some realpolitik and I hope you do too 🙂 Let’s walk through Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: 1. Introduction Indeed, there is much evidence that the promise of everlasting peace among the great powers was stillborn.…

Force Alone Maintained Him, Force Alone Overthrows Him

https://elpidio.org/2025/03/29/force-alone-maintained-him-force-alone-overthrows-him/

Published: March 29, 2025 20:10

Where are my Rousseau fans at? From Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality (1755): “the despot is master only as long as he is the stronger, and that as soon as he can be expelled, he cannot complain about the violence. The uprising that ends with the sultan…

This is Elon Musk!

https://elpidio.org/2025/03/29/this-is-elon-musk/

Published: March 29, 2025 18:58

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the world’s richest man: On Monday, January 20, 2025, Elon Musk appeared on stage at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., where supporters of the newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump had gathered for a rally.…

The Ruling Elite And Their Thoughts

https://elpidio.org/2025/03/29/the-ruling-elite-and-their-thoughts/

Published: March 29, 2025 18:00

Hi, The elite class has always been very open about their intentions. We don’t need conspiracy theories or anything like that. Instead, all one has to do to understand their mindset/plans for the rest of us is to simply listen to them. For example, do you…

Nazis As Far As The Eye Can See

https://elpidio.org/2025/02/05/nazis-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see/

Published: February 5, 2025 22:08

So, here’s and observation that I made based on recent events. On Monday, January 20, 2025, Elon Musk appeared on stage at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., where supporters of the newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump had gathered for a…

Carl Sagan on the “Celebration of Ignorance”

https://elpidio.org/2025/01/28/carl-sagan-on-the-celebration-of-ignorance/

Published: January 28, 2025 16:52

From Carl Sagan’s The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark: “Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting my lifelong love affair with science.…

President Carter on “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”

https://elpidio.org/2025/01/11/president-carter-on-palestine-peace-not-apartheid/

Published: January 11, 2025 17:54

A conversation with Jimmy Carter, the 39h president of the United States, and Amy Goodman from DemocracyNow in September 2007. AMY GOODMAN: President Carter, I wanted to switch gears to talk about the raging controversy over your book, Palestine: Peace Not…

Kennan on NATO Expansion: “A Fateful Error”

https://elpidio.org/2024/12/13/kennan-on-nato-expansion-a-fateful-error/

Published: December 14, 2024 00:01

Hi, In January 2022, I wrote and article titled: Notes on NATO Expansion where I highlighted the agreements made between U.S Secretary of State, James A. Baker, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and West German chancellor, Helmut Kohl. This is the famous…

Nixon: “The press is the enemy. The professors are the enemy.”

https://elpidio.org/2024/10/07/nixon-the-press-is-the-enemy-the-professors-are-the-enemy/

Published: October 7, 2024 16:23

Here’s an interesting conversation between Nixon and Kissinger on December 14, 1972: Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs…