Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance is best-remembered for its patter song, sung by Major General Stanley, near the end of the first act: This is an excellent song, and a great demonstration of a classical education. So, why not learn what he’s singing about! # Line Category 1 I am the… Continue reading Classical Education : the Major-General’s Song (part 1)
Category: History
Liberland: Planning for Emergent Order
There’s some land between Croatia and Serbia that neither country wants. It’s a very long story, this picture explains it best: The Danube river was once the largest part of the northern border of the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius crossed it to beat up the Marcomanni and Quadi, and during these battles he wrote his… Continue reading Liberland: Planning for Emergent Order
Mississippi Flag Submissions
Mississippi needs a new flag. For posterity, here are my thrown-together ideas: These first two draw from the 1876 seal of Mississippi, and include a flag with 20 stripes, since it was the 20th state admitted to the Union. In the first it’s bound to the flag by the 13th stripe as a symbol of… Continue reading Mississippi Flag Submissions
Basil II – A Quarantine Project
Hey Future, it’s been a rough little while due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the country. It’ll probably only end up being a historical footnote, as the Spanish Flu in time also became a footnote to the First World War, but in the moment it is still quite unpleasant to deal with. So I… Continue reading Basil II – A Quarantine Project