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A Beacon of Light in the Dark Ages The Faithful Historian January 14, 2024 The years leading up to the fall of the Western Roman Empire were characterized by profound uncertainty and disarray. The once-thriving cities witnessed a decline as trade routes faltered, infrastructure decayed, and economic hardships swept through the populace. Citizens faced challenges in accessing basic necessities, and the breakdown of central authority left regions increasingly autonomous, contributing to a sense of insecurity. In this backdrop of social upheaval, monastic communities emerged as sanctuaries of stability. Monasteries, with their communal living and adherence to spiritual principles, provided an alternative to the uncertainties of the outside world. Life within the monastic walls was governed by a set of rules, offering a structured routine that contrasted with the chaos unfolding beyond the monastery gates. St. Benedict: Architect of Monastic Stability At the heart of the monastic movement ...

  June 6, 2025 Chris Hedges Anti-Imperialist cartoon published in Life Magazine, 1899. Public Domain. The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves from reality, plundered their nations and retreated into echo chambers where fact and fiction were indistinguishable. Donald Trump, and the sycophantic buffoons in his administration, are updated versions of the reigns of the Roman emperor  Nero , who allocated vast state expenditures to attain magical powers; the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, who funded repeated expeditions to a mythical island of immortals to bring back a potion that would give him eternal life; and a feckless Tsarist court that sat around reading tarot cards and attending séances as Russia was decimated by a war that consumed over two million lives and revolution brewed in the streets. In “ H...