by David Tollen | Aug 13, 2011 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics
Ideology is great stuff. It topples tyrants and fires up the citizens to achieve momentous things. But when a government adopts an ideology, it’s grim tidings for those who disagree — and for anyone suspected of disagreeing. Plus, fiercely held ideologies...
by David Tollen | Aug 3, 2011 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age
I’m working on a post about the French and American revolutions, and I’ve come across some distressing news about the great Lafayette, hero of both. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, was a French aristocrat who rode in...
