Far too many historians have attempted to construct narratives of North American history from artificially narrow filters and assumptions which deny the objective reality of an oligarchy, or the principled conflict emanating from opposing ideas of Man, God and Law which have shaped world history for millennia. From ancient history through the collapse of Rome…
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In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Manufacturing of a Cold War
By Cynthia Chung “She [the United States] has seen that probably for centuries to come, contests of inveterate power, and emerging right [will persist]…But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy…She well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own…she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in…
“To Hate All Things Russian”: Russia’s Contributions to the Treasure-trove of World Civilization
By Prof. Alexandra Kostina and Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan In his article for The Atlantic of July 24, 2022 “Don’t Blame Dostoevsky,” Mikhail Shishkin makes a false start right away.[i] He rationalizes hate for a nation and its culture in the first sentence: “I understand why people hate all things Russian right now.” From the outset he tells…
The ABCs in Energy: Do We Actually Understand How Energy Works?
By Cynthia Chung Europeans are presently being told that the energy crisis they are entering, with natural gas prices now four times higher than last year, stems from a longer winter, competition with East Asian countries for gas, and problems on the supply end with delayed maintenance and less investment. These gas prices are in…
China’s Sputnik Moment Kindles a New Spark of Hope for the World
By Matthew Ehret It was once believed in the west that the future would be beautiful, just, and as plentiful as it was peaceful. Under John F. Kennedy’s bold leadership the idea of space exploration was more than a simple “space race” or plopping a human being on the moon “within the decade and returning…
New Forum for East-West War Avoidance
The Rising Tide Foundation is proud to announce a new collaborative initiative with the American University in Moscow where we will host a new international dialogue speakers series featuring well-known foreign policy experts who will provide insights into the causes and solutions to the global threats plaguing today’s crisis-ridden planet. At a time when the…
The Lost Confucian Philosopher Gu Hongming and the Chinese Religion of Good Citizenship
In our age of decadence, it is a rare thing to encounter educational reformers who knew how to balance the two fold trap of teaching broad moral philosophy devoid of practical application on the one hand or utilitarianism devoid of moral principles on the other. In this five part workshop, Dr. Quan Le introduces the…
Of Minds and Men- On Universal History and the Creation of Aristocratic Men (Dr. Quan Le Lecture)
RTF advisor Dr. Quan Le sheds light on the struggle to create a culture of truly sovereign citizens stretching back from ancient times to our current age with a focus on both Plato and the Confucian traditions (which must be understood, as Quan explains, to involve a process that actually stretches farther before and after…
Schiller’s Aesthetical Letters in the Context of Confucian and Platonic Philosophy
It has become a modern truism to say “politics is downstream from culture”… but few people take the time to really do justice to that truth by pondering its profound implications. What does culture DO when it is working? What does it look like? What attributes does it cultivate in the hearts and minds of…
Taiwan and the Opium War Part 1 – Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s United Front
By Gerald Therrien The Qing government tries to end the Opium War Recently, I began to read a fascinating story about the opium wars in China – ‘Lessons in ambivalence: The Shanghai Municipal Council’s opium policies, 1906–1917’, by Yong-an Zhang and Yilun Du, as I try to piece together a glimpse into the modern history…