Paul D. Wilke
Were Justinian's Wars Terrible For The Empire? (Yes)
Arguing that Justinian's wars of conquest in the western Mediterranean were ultimately bad for the Byzantine empire,
Paul D. Wilke
Camus and the Meaning of Existential Rebellion
A look at Albert Camus's 'The Rebel' and his critique of rebellion not constrained by moral considerations and the horror it can unleash.
Paul D. Wilke
Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism For An Unreasonable World
Tom Paine, one of America's most famous deists and Christianity's harshest critics wrote a book mocking Christianity and praising deism.
Paul D. Wilke
Sleepwalker's Lullaby
Is this an age of sleepwalkers? Routine bound, boredom trapped, cruising on autopilot, and catatonic - these are the days of our lives.
Paul D. Wilke
That Time Wittgenstein Became An Elementary School Teacher
Wittgenstein's "lost years" (1919-1926) when he worked as an elementary school teacher. I look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Paul D. Wilke
About The Time a Murderous, Polygamous, Doomsday Sex Cult Took Over Münster
The grisly story of a radical sect of zealots who took over Münster and created a communist, polygamous, theocratic, doomsday sex cult.
Paul D. Wilke
The Crimes of Oscar Wilde
What happened during Oscar Wilde's three trials? Why was he convicted of gross indecency? And what happened to him in prison and after.
Paul D. Wilke
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Advice on Reading and Writing
Emerson's sage advice on reading, writing, and creating too.
Paul D. Wilke
Opposing Slavery in Early America: The Story of Thomas Jefferson And Edward Coles
A look at the contrast between Thomas Jefferson's approach to slavery and that of Edward Coles. Coles did better. Jefferson did not.