Edgar Allan Poe’s Supernal Aesthetics By David Gosselin That little time with lyre and rhymeTo while away—forbidden things!My heart would feel to be a crimeUnless it trembled with the strings.—Edgar Allan Poe, “Romance” While Edgar Allan Poe’s prominence in the world of arts and letters is undeniable, his deeper philosophy, aesthetics and character are still…
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Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) and the Mask of the Twentieth Century
By David Gosselin [Originally published on The Age of the Muses] “BUT for the cruel aspersions upon the character and life of America’s poetic genius, EDGAR ALLAN POE, this volume would have remained unwritten. EDGAR ALLAN POE has been more misunderstood than any other poet of the recent past. While his life was beautiful and…
Beyond Geopolitics: The Secrets of China’s Economic Success and the Power of Guanzi
In this episode of Beyond Geopolitics, I chatted with Cynthia Chung about China’s 3000 year old system of political economy known as Guanzi. How has this ancient system informed China’s evolution across millennia, including what China has learned from the American system of national economy as laid out by Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Henry C….
How China Escaped Shock Therapy: Zhao Ziyang’s Controlled Opposition, the CIA’s Operation Yellowbird, George Soros and Tiananmen Square
First Instalment of Part III in the series: The True Origin’s of China’s ‘Social Credit System’ By Cynthia Chung A note to readers: I thought it best, before people began reading this paper that I make a few points clear in terms of my intention in writing this paper, and this series more broadly. Many…
Guanzi 管子: An Introduction of 3000 Years of Chinese Economic Thought
Prologue By Cynthia Chung The True Origins of China’s “Social Credit System” Part I One of the most infamous criticisms of China over the past several years that has formed the basis for viewing the country as an Orwellian surveillance state and its citizens as mere drone-like-automatons is its supposed “social credit system.” But what…
Mei Lanfang’s Tour of America: A Great Moment in China-US Relations
By Philip Valenti “He is appreciated, not because he is ‘really like an American,’ but because he is truly Chinese. He has even caused us to question our own dramatic forms and our manners. And he has led many of us to respect the Chinese and their civilization in a way no amount of…
How to Save a Republic Part Three: In Defense of Patriotism
By Matthew Ehret “Repression is the only lasting philosophy. The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip, as long as this roof shuts out the sky.” – Marquis St. Evrémonde (from Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities) A major cultural fight has broken out in the USA…
The International Dimensions of 1776 and How an Age of Reason Was Subverted
By Matthew Ehret Today, a larger-than-usual shadow is cast upon America which has come face-to-face with some serious historic reckonings. While the existence of an oligarchy and international “deep state” should not be ignored as a political force of history- arranging wars, assassinations and promoting economic enslavement of people and nations throughout the centuries, the…
Rise Roar Revolt: A Review for Indian Independence Day
By Félix Dupin On Monday August 15th, India celebrated its 79th anniversary since its Independence in 1947. This review is how I’d like to extend my best and warmest, even though belated, wishes for a happy Independence Day to all my fellow Indian friends! Roudram Ranam Rudhiram (RRR) In english Rise Roar Revolt India, 2022,…
Re-discovering the Odyssey of Homer. Was it History or a Myth (Updated Edition)
By Gerald Therrien With all the hoopla about a new movie on Homer’s Odyssey, I decided it was time to correct certain errors in my presentation of Homer’s Odyssey first presented to The Rising Tide Foundation in 2022. In that earlier location, I had attempted to sort out all the different questions about whether or…