Monarchies, Autocracies, and Republics
English history is evidenced with the attempts to limit the monarch’s power – from the Magna Carta to the English Civil War, to...
Right-Wing Extremism, Spiritual Salvation, and the Rebirth of America
In light of yet another upcoming Presidential election, It remains almost common-knowledge now that “right wing extremism”, in the form of nationalist, sometimes separatist, and almost always militantly anti-government, groups…
Ancient Love in the Modern World: Can Romance Survive the Political Economy of Post-Modern Love?
In a recent Aeon magazine article, sociologist Polina Aronson discusses some important differences between the psychology of love and intimacy found in traditionalist Russian culture Vs. the “the modern west”.…
Guru Gobind Singh and Sikhism’s Philosophical Bequest to Modern Political Values
April 1st 2022 The advent of Baisakhi (celebrated in mid-April and one of my favorite holidays) commemorates, among other things, the life and achievements of Gobind Singh, the Tenth Guru…