Politics – The American Minervan

Hitler’s Military Blunders and His call for the triumph of Labor over Capitalism, the Bourgeois and the Plutocrats

12 Nov 201912 Nov 2019No Comments

This reworked excerpt from an older post on the site highlights, what I would call ‘the failure of romantic idealist fervor,’ a fervor I have both criticized and expressed. Originally part of my article “Theosophy, Italian Fascism and German National Socialism, 2017.” In The National Socialist Revolution, we get a visual of Germany, the hopes … Continue reading Hitler’s Military Blunders and His call for the triumph of Labor over Capitalism, the Bourgeois and the Plutocrats

“The American Founders drew on an astonishingly wide range of historical sources” | Heather Mac Donald

30 Oct 201930 Oct 2019No Comments

ON THE HISTORICAL SOURCES OF THE FOUNDERS THAT ARE THE BASIS OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN PHILOSOPHY “The American Founders drew on an astonishingly wide range of historical sources. They invoked the Greek city-states, the Carolingian Dynasty, and the Ottoman Empire in the Constitution’s defense. And they assumed that the new nation’s citizens would themselves be … Continue reading “The American Founders drew on an astonishingly wide range of historical sources” | Heather Mac Donald

Helena Blavatsky on Government Systems: “They have no sway over the inner man…”

27 Sep 201927 Sep 2019No Comments

“…Whether the physical man be under the rule of an empire or a republic, concerns only the man of matter. His body may be enslaved; as to his Soul, he has the right to give to his rulers the proud answer of Socrates to his Judges. They have no sway over the inner man.” H.P. … Continue reading Helena Blavatsky on Government Systems: “They have no sway over the inner man…”

I once defined myself as a Black Conservative. Why I consider it a mistake today

10 Sep 201910 Sep 2019No Comments

MY VIEW OF AMERICAN CONSERVATISM NOW, INCLUDING EXPERIENCES WITH REPUBLICAN PARTY AND TRUMP ERA VOTERS I once defined myself as a ‘Conservative,’ because I was finding the closest description to my views as it was then. So, I do not define myself in this sense anymore. However, mostly, it has to do with Trumpism, after … Continue reading I once defined myself as a Black Conservative. Why I consider it a mistake today

Fox News and El Paso Gunman are on same Page: Fox Repeats Shooter’s Manifesto Verbatim

7 Aug 201911 Aug 2019No Comments

Fox News has echoed talking points from the El Paso shooter’s manifesto regarding a Hispanic “invasion” for some time. The attempt of Trump to relate the Dayton’s shooter’s left-wing sentiments to Elizabeth Warren is a cunning distraction and a deceitful comparison. “Will leaders sit back as invasion happens?” TUCKER CARLSON, COMING TO AMERICA SEGMENT Perhaps, … Continue reading Fox News and El Paso Gunman are on same Page: Fox Repeats Shooter’s Manifesto Verbatim

I Ask You, What Is Truly A Republican? | Song of Liberté—Veillons au Salut de l’Empire

29 Apr 201927 Jun 2019No Comments

There is a question I simply put forth. I ask you, Citizen . . . and American — What is truly a REPUBLICAN? Ask yourselves! “Liberté. Liberté!” We must and will gain hold of the REPUBLICAN IDEAL again, and embody it in a new way, truly honoring its origins and purpose. . . . because … Continue reading I Ask You, What Is Truly A Republican? | Song of Liberté—Veillons au Salut de l’Empire

The Lost History of Liberalism From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century | Helena Rosenblatt

5 Mar 20191 Sep 2019No Comments

I have been reading and thinking about liberalism for so long it would be impossible to list and thank all the scholars whose work has informed and shaped mine. HELENA ROSENBLATT, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS What does it mean to be a liberal, and how has the meaning of the word evolved over decades and even centuries? The … Continue reading The Lost History of Liberalism From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century | Helena Rosenblatt

Oswald Mosley, Manchester Rally: “We Remember The Mighty Past”

4 Mar 201918 Nov 2019No Comments

“When scholars study a thing, they strive to kill it first, if it’s alive; then they have the parts and they’ve lost the whole, for the link that’s missing was the living soul.” JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, FAUST, PART I. Sir Mosley orates in this fiery speech, the “living soul” of Fascist Thought. “And my … Continue reading Oswald Mosley, Manchester Rally: “We Remember The Mighty Past”

Mario Palmieri on the Rebirth of Classical Studies and Lore: Critiques the Renaissance, Individualism, and Speaks of the Ancient Sages

2 Mar 20198 Nov 2019No Comments

“Such being the facts, it is almost criminal to keep alive in mankind the hope of a true realization of the Democratic ideal.” MARIO PALMIERI, THE PHILOSOPHY OF FASCISM The Rationale of the Fascist Critique of Democracy and Individualism National Syndicalism and the Corporative State I. THE RATIONALE OF THE FASCIST CRITIQUE OF DEMOCRACY AND … Continue reading Mario Palmieri on the Rebirth of Classical Studies and Lore: Critiques the Renaissance, Individualism, and Speaks of the Ancient Sages

The Original Red Shirts’ and Red Hats’: The Classical Roots of the American Republic

15 Feb 201929 Mar 2019No Comments

Republicanism of MINVRA is not associated with, nor propagandizes for one particular party, nor is it about the U.S. Republican Party, or whatever Party under such name in France, or Italy. Some among us, as well as yourselves, are not yet willing to learn, nor accept this fact, but REPUBLICANISM and FASCISM are relatives, or … Continue reading The Original Red Shirts’ and Red Hats’: The Classical Roots of the American Republic