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The Persian Sasanian Empire– also known as the Empire of the Iranians– had become a major problem for Rome by the middle of the 3rd century AD. The Iranians were ruled by an extremely aggressive king named Shapur I who had little respect for the Roman Empire’s grandeur and authority.
A new Gallup poll finds that 29% of Americans now say government itself is the country’s biggest problem. That’s a higher percentage than people who think America’s biggest problem is the economy. Or immigration. Or inflation. Think about that for a moment. The institution whose entire job is to solve
Try to wire $15,000 to a foreign bank account sometime. You’ll be asked to fill out compliance forms explaining the purpose of the transfer. Your bank’s compliance department will review the transaction. A Currency Transaction Report will be filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. And depending on the bank,
“OK, so now I just want a bunker,” a close friend of mine texted over the weekend. And I get it. Fear, apprehension, unease… these are completely normal feelings right now. Google Trends shows that searches for “WW3” and “nuclear war” spiked over the weekend. Similar hashtags on social media
Western civilization is starting to feel like one big satire. And at some point you have to stop and remind yourself— none of this is normal. And you’re not crazy for thinking so. Here are a few of this week’s most absurd stories in case you missed them. In New
In 1954, Frank Sinatra was on top of the world. He’d just won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity — a comeback role that rescued his career after years of decline and a voice hemorrhage that nearly ended it all. Hollywood was paying him
In 1779, in a textile workshop in the English village of Anstey, a young apprentice named Ned Ludd was put to work on a knitting machine — one of the large mechanical frames that wove thread into stockings. He was too slow. His master had him whipped for it. So
Just imagine how tranquil your retirement could be in… sunny Afghanistan! You could wake up in the morning to the pleasant sound of celebratory gunfire… then artfully dodge landmines left behind by not one, but two different superpower invasions on your way to witness the day’s beheading. You could cap
For decades, Germany operated its rail system on an honor model. There were no turnstiles, no barriers. Passengers bought tickets, boarded trains, and conductors performed random spot checks to make sure everyone had paid. It was a system built on trust— and for a long time, it worked, because Germany
These days there aren’t too many people clamoring to move to New York City. Maybe it’s the rats. Or the high taxes. Or the homeless. Or the socialism. You can see the effect in the city’s population numbers: in 2018, roughly 8.4 million people lived in the five boroughs. Today,
The Congressional Budget Office just released its annual long-term budget outlook. And, as usual, the numbers are grim. Also as usual, practically no one in Congress is paying attention. America’s elected representatives are focused on everything else— virtue signaling, trying to keep illegal immigrants in the country, launching lawsuits against government
In January 1933, a farmer named Wallace Kramp was about to lose everything. A lender in Wood County, Ohio was foreclosing on his farm over an $800 mortgage he couldn’t pay. Kramp wasn’t a bad farmer. It was actually the government’s fault: during World War I, the US government had
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