If a treasonous act is successful, and the individuals involved achieve their goals, they often attain positions of power or authority. History has witnessed instances where individuals engaged in treasonous activities against existing governments or regimes and ultimately succeeded in overthrowing them. Once in power, they establish themselves as the new ruling class or leaders,Continue reading “treason never prosper, what’s the reason? for if it prosper, none dare call it treason”
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Understanding Habeas Corpus: Safeguarding Liberty and Its Relevance to Law-Abiding Gun Owners
Few concepts hold as much significance as habeas corpus. Its fundamental purpose of safeguarding individual liberty makes it a cornerstone of the justice system. Today, we explore the essence of habeas corpus and its relevance to law-abiding gun owners, shedding light on its role in preserving civil liberties. What is Habeas Corpus? Habeas corpus, LatinContinue reading “Understanding Habeas Corpus: Safeguarding Liberty and Its Relevance to Law-Abiding Gun Owners”
How did outside powers internationalize the First Indochina War?
As happened with great frequency throughout the twentieth century, the warring parties in the First Indochina War were bound by political expediency and reinforced by ideologicalrigidities to larger or creditor world powers that promised to protect these reliant nations with which collective defensive relations or an alliance treaty had been established. While Chinese nationalists andContinue reading “How did outside powers internationalize the First Indochina War?”
Why were Vietnamese intellectuals attracted to socialist or Bolshevik ideas?
Marx’s theory of economic development is a very popular understanding of economic theory that has often been adopted by potentially capable politicians, and often incapable tyrants, to inspire support for a regime run by their favored network of intelligentsia. In its essence, Marxism views human development through a lens that weighs economic competition within aContinue reading “Why were Vietnamese intellectuals attracted to socialist or Bolshevik ideas?”
Irish Travel
In the Summer of 2018, I was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad at the prestigious Trinity College of Dublin. While in Ireland, I undertook an eight credit course-load that focused on Irish Politics and Irish Sociology. At the end of the six-week semester, I received an A & and A- in my courses. Continue reading “Irish Travel”
English Travel
In 2019, I was lucky enough to visit London, England twice. During my first visit, I watched in awe as I witnessed the ceremonial changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. To think that such a traditional practice is continued in modernity is quite astonishing, and I am grateful to have seen in real lifeContinue reading “English Travel”
The Treason of the Intellectuals
Julien Benda’s 1927 book “The Treason of the Intellectuals” is an important work in the liberal tradition that argues that academic philosophers should seek truth rather than align their views with their identity. Benda criticizes French authors who embraced a German worldview that stripped men of their morality and encouraged them to embrace their identityContinue reading “The Treason of the Intellectuals”
The State of Taiwan
Taiwan represents an enigmatic case study in the International Relations sphere, since it is an incredibly small yet wealthy territory that is unrecognized as sovereign by its neighbor China and its informal ally the United States. This unique position has made Taiwan an important focal point in both Chinese and American calculations within the EastContinue reading “The State of Taiwan”
On Julius Caesar
In this response paper, I will analyze the strategic political calculations of Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare’s canonical work Julius Caesar. In his very first line in Act I Scene II, Marcus Brutus foreshadows Caesar’s impending fate by warning “A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.” By echoing the rantings of a seeminglyContinue reading “On Julius Caesar”
American Political Theorist 