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Napoleon's Fiasco: The Last Days of the Haitian Revolution

Napoleon's Fiasco: The Last Days of the Haitian Revolution

Napoleon's Fiasco: The Last Days of the Haitian Revolution

Paul D. Wilke

Oct 3

Augustus Didn't Kill the Roman Republic (It Was Already Dead)

Augustus Didn't Kill the Roman Republic (It Was Already Dead)

Augustus Didn't Kill the Roman Republic (It Was Already Dead)

Paul D. Wilke

Apr 28

Breaking the Roman Republic: The Tragedy of Tiberius Gracchus

Breaking the Roman Republic: The Tragedy of Tiberius Gracchus

Breaking the Roman Republic: The Tragedy of Tiberius Gracchus

Paul D. Wilke

Apr 19

The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 6, 2024

The Rise of Kamikaze: Why Japan Turned to Suicide Attacks in WWII

The Rise of Kamikaze: Why Japan Turned to Suicide Attacks in WWII

The Rise of Kamikaze: Why Japan Turned to Suicide Attacks in WWII

Paul D. Wilke

Sep 30, 2024

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

Paul D. Wilke

Jun 19, 2024

Ferdinand Magellan's Last Days and Totally Embarrassing Death

Ferdinand Magellan's Last Days and Totally Embarrassing Death

Ferdinand Magellan's Last Days and Totally Embarrassing Death

Paul D. Wilke

Jan 1, 2024

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 3, 2023

A Plague of Hate: Medieval Pogroms in the Shadow of the Black Death

A Plague of Hate: Medieval Pogroms in the Shadow of the Black Death

A Plague of Hate: Medieval Pogroms in the Shadow of the Black Death

Paul D. Wilke

Oct 2, 2023

The Treaty of Versailles: Was Germany Really the Victim?

The Treaty of Versailles: Was Germany Really the Victim?

The Treaty of Versailles: Was Germany Really the Victim?

Paul D. Wilke

Jun 13, 2023

Was George Orwell a Socialist? (yes, he was!)

Was George Orwell a Socialist? (yes, he was!)

Was George Orwell a Socialist? (yes, he was!)

Paul D. Wilke

Mar 25, 2023

Was Hitler a Good Artist?

Was Hitler a Good Artist?

Was Hitler a Good Artist?

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 26, 2022

The Cost of Conquest: Why Justinian’s Wars Weakened the Byzantine Empire

The Cost of Conquest: Why Justinian’s Wars Weakened the Byzantine Empire

The Cost of Conquest: Why Justinian’s Wars Weakened the Byzantine Empire

Paul D. Wilke

Oct 2, 2022

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 25, 2022

The Debate Over Slavery in Early America: Thomas Jefferson vs. Edward Coles

The Debate Over Slavery in Early America: Thomas Jefferson vs. Edward Coles

The Debate Over Slavery in Early America: Thomas Jefferson vs. Edward Coles

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 18, 2022

About The Time a Murderous, Polygamous, Doomsday Sex Cult Took Over Münster

About The Time a Murderous, Polygamous, Doomsday Sex Cult Took Over Münster

About The Time a Murderous, Polygamous, Doomsday Sex Cult Took Over Münster

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 1, 2022

That Time Wittgenstein Became a School Teacher

That Time Wittgenstein Became a School Teacher

That Time Wittgenstein Became a School Teacher

Paul D. Wilke

Jul 28, 2022

On the Trials and Punishment of Oscar Wilde

On the Trials and Punishment of Oscar Wilde

On the Trials and Punishment of Oscar Wilde

Paul D. Wilke

Jul 21, 2022

Thucydides, the Melian Dialogue, and Keeping the (Russian) Jungle at Bay

Thucydides, the Melian Dialogue, and Keeping the (Russian) Jungle at Bay

Thucydides, the Melian Dialogue, and Keeping the (Russian) Jungle at Bay

Paul D. Wilke

Mar 3, 2022

An Introduction to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius

An Introduction to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius

An Introduction to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius

Paul D. Wilke

Dec 25, 2021

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