by David Tollen | Apr 22, 2022 | The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics
Modern democracy gives us the best governments the world has ever seen. Or maybe Winston Churchill put it better when he said, “democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” But democracy hasn’t...
by David Tollen | Apr 5, 2022 | The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics, Legal History
Today, Ukrainian President Zelensky called on the U.N. to remove Russia’s permanent seat on the Security Council. That would end Russia’s power to veto Security Council action — including authorization of international military force. The British...
by David Tollen | Mar 22, 2022 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age
The world risks a new cold war thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — of the Crimean Peninsula. The conflict calls for short history of the two nations and of Crimea. [Originally posted in 2014. I’m reposting because this article has so much to say...
by David Tollen | Mar 15, 2022 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics
Vladimir Putin may have created a new superpower — and it’s not Russia. In the weeks since Putin invaded Ukraine, the European Union has changed. A recent New York Times opinion piece suggests the invasion has both united and militarized the EU...
