On a daily basis, we can read about the US President Donald Trump’s mental state, written by people who doesn’t know him, or never even met him. They →
The Industrial Revolution in Ancient Alexandria
What if the Romans had not conquered the eastern Mediterranean, but left the Greeks alone to develop steam engines, astrolabes and all manner of architectural and mechanical novelties, →
The building blocks of the present
To those who have visited Rome, Athens or Pompeii, it seems obvious that Western culture is built on pagan Greco-Roman foundations. From the Greek colonization of the eastern →
Viktor Orban – enterprising democrat, strong man or autocrat?
My attitude to Hungary’s Prime Minister is certainly divided, but I do not like the usual media image of him, where he is most often described as a →
The closed down society
Already in January we knew about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) behaved, about how great the risk of death was for different age groups, and that a significant proportion →
The plebeians and populism
More and more people are seeking to escape the distorted worldview of our times. An increasing number do not feel like they belong. Above all, it is people →
The failed cathedral builders
When we begin to realise that our three most celebrated ideologies are all driven by various fears, and that all these fears should be taken into account, then →
The impossible equation of our three fears
Our political currents are basically made up of three driving forces, and they are all important and worthy of consideration. I want to issue a warning in advance, →
Do we need government in the 21st century?
The government, in its original form, provided military, judiciary and administration. The aristocracy collected taxes from the commoners and promised defence in the event of war. Over time, →
