7 stages of imperial decline: Why the US economy might collapse sooner than the world expects

Historical empires like Spain, Britain, and the Soviet Union have experienced economic decline through seven identifiable ...

10 Lessons to Learn from the Book 'Chanakya Neeti'

Why an ancient Indian text on power, discipline and human nature still unsettles modern readers, and what its hard truths ...
NPR

The rise and fall of Nicolás Maduro

MEDELLÍN, Colombia — On New Year's Eve, just three days before U.S. military personnel would rouse him from sleep and deliver him to a New York City jail, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro drove ...
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The rise of the Hittite Empire, chariot armies, divine kings, and the great restorer who turned Hattusa into a superpower

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Reuters

US crude stockpiles fall, fuel inventories rise on strong refining, EIA says

Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week on robust refining activity, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Fosher, K., & Mackenzie, L. (2021a). Introduction. In K. Fosher, & L. Mackenzie (Eds.), The Rise and Decline of U.S. Military Culture Programs, 2004-2020 (pp. 3-17). Marine ...

ABSTRACT: Since the mid-20th century, America’s military personnel have repeatedly displayed a troubling lack of cross-cultural skills in their contacts with foreign societies, resulting in fraught ...
Mises Institute

The Rise of the State and the Fall of Natural Law

December 2025 marks the centennial of Pope Pius XI’s 1925 encyclical Quas Primas, which established the feast of Christ the King. Today, this feast is often commemorated by your average, milquetoast ...