Tag: Plutarch
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Rome Grips Tighter than Greece
When I was young, Greek mythology always grabbed me. Take Hercules: his story is tragic and complicated—adultery, an angry stepmother, impossible labors, and a family left in ruins. One tale among countless myths, yet every time I encountered one, I found it fascinating. As I grew older and started reading history, I noticed a shift…
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Let’s get one thing straight: socialism has worked before. Once. In a war camp with spears.
“He trained his fellow-citizens to have neither the wish nor the ability to live for themselves.” —Plutarch, on the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus Socialism Worked Once—in Sparta. And Y’all Aren’t Man Enough to Be Spartans Sparta was the original communist wet dream—no private wealth, no individual luxury, shared property, mandated equality, state-raised children, and universal military…
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Life after door kicking. 