The February Revolution

Four years short of eight dozen years ago today, the February Revolution broke out in the Russian Imperial capital.

U.S. Constitution

Eleven score years ago today, the United Constitution took effect.

Mob Quote

Dan Eldon was a young photojournalist on assignment for Reuters in Mogadishu, Somalia, ready to leave for Nairobi on July 12, 1993, when he was called to the scene of a bombing by UN forces. An angry mob stoned him to death. The young man's life was cut short two months and six days before he was to turn 23.

I learnt of Mr. Eldon's tragic death several years ago, unable to recall exactly when. I have also known of his posthumously published books for some years.

This weekend I picked up The Journey is the Destination from the local library.

Less than a year before his stoning, Mr. Eldon wrote:

The hardest situation to deal with is a frenzied mob, because they cannot be reasoned with.

A frenzied mob was what brought him down.

Yet, we are told that rule based on the masses is the best form of government devised.


Mr. Daniel Robert Eldon had been a schoolmate of yours truly. I did not know him personally or otherwise.

Quote of the Month

Wrote Professor Richard M. Gamble:

In foreign affairs, it is possible that this Wilsonianism gets the prize as the most destabilizing force in the 20th century.

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Kathmandu Museum

Royal World laments the turning of the Royal Palace of Kathmandu into a museum.

Wilsonianism Reviewed

Over at The American Conservative, Professor Richard M. Gamble reviews The Crisis of American Foreign Policy: Wilsonianism in the Twenty-first Century and What the World Should Be: Woodrow Wilson and the Crafting of a Faith-Based Foreign Policy.


H/T: The Western Confucian

Mencken and these Times

Doug French reflects on our times and H.L. Mencken's thoughts on democracy and our present time.

Ancient Wisdom and Democracy

Ed Kaitz reflects on Socrates, Plato, and democracy.


H/T: American Monarchist

Regulations Coming

European politicos are laying grounds for more international regulations, including bullying tax havens. So the Associated Press reports.

Rubber-Stamping Followup

Following up the complaining about rubber-stamping, a new “package” was presented at a press conference on Sunday February 8. The proposal was presented at Council of State on February 9.

His Late Majesty King Olav accepted that the politicos had the final say. However, he is said to have been furious if anything was leaked before it passed Council.

Now, there are not only leaks. There's a press conference before the formal acceptance.

Hohenzollern and Ottoman

Design of a Violent Century has posts on the Weimar Assembly and the fall of the Ottomans.

Charles I

One and a half dozen score years ago today (January 30 in the Julian Calendar), His Britannic Majesty Charles I was brutally murdered.

There was reportedly a reenactment a couple of weeks ago.

May His Late Majesty continue to rest in peace!


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