By Pelle Neroth Taylor World War I has often been described as the worst disaster of modern European history. Its destruction extended far beyond the battlefield: millions of potential great lives, ideas, works of art, and moral traditions were extinguished in the mud of the Somme and Passchendaele. The war shattered the optimism and confidence…
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Geoffrey Chaucer and Cultural Confidence
By Gerald Therrien Have you ever thought about where the English language, that we speak today, came from? In school, we were told that there was some indigenous Celtic language, and when the Romans invaded, the Celtic got mixed in with the Latin. And when the Romans left, the Angles and Saxons invaded, and some…
How to Conquer Tyranny: A Lesson from Plato
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Plato’s Letter VII Plato to Dion’s associates and friends wishes well-doing. You write to me that I must consider your views the same as those of Dion, and you urge me to aid your cause so far as I can…
Profiles in Poetry: Friedrich Schiller
By David Gosselin “Trust me, the fountain of youth, it is no fable. It is running Truly and always. Ye ask, where? In poetical art.” – Friedrich Schiller, The Fountain of Youth Friedrich Schiller was born on November 10th, 1759 in Marbach, Württemberg. He was without question one of the greatest poets and dramatists to…
Beyond Geopolitics EP 3: How NOT to Fall for Gang/Counter-gang Psyops f. Mike Robinson
In this episode of Beyond Geopolitics, Rising Tide Foundation director Matt Ehret talks with UK Column’s Mike Robinson about the techniques of Gang-Countergang Psyops used to fragment target populations into ‘left’ vs ‘right’ controlled oppositions. We discuss the current manipulation of Civil War dynamics in the UK and Europe (which cannot occur without a fair…
Renaissance or Dark Age? RTF Symposium
In this first of three presentations delivered to the Renaissance or Dark Age Symposium on September 7, 2025 in Toronto Ontario, Matt Ehret introduces the concept of Renaissances and Dark Ages as the effects of principles (or the defiance) of Universal Principles of Natural Law applicable to ALL societies across ALL ages. What are those…
Education as the Cause of Political Freedom – The Brethren of the Common Life
We all know that human society is littered with dark ages, renaissances, fallen empires, and brilliant revolutionary bursts of progress, increased liberty and creative freedom. But what is the ‘secret sauce’ that allows a fallen society to rise and generate such powerful artistic, scientific and political minds capable of leading humanity into greater harmony with…
Are we Sleepwalking into Chaos? Featuring John Helmer and Martin Sieff
In this episode of Beyond Geopolitics, two veteran journalists (Martin Sieff and John Helmer) share their insights into the trajectory of our world, the firing of Chrystia Freeland, the efforts to sabotage the Russia-China alliance, Donald Trump’s ability (or inability?) to steer the ship, planned chaos within the USA, how will Russia respond to renewed…
USA vs China: Can There Be A Mutually Beneficial Resolution to the Tariff War?
By Cynthia Chung Mark Wauck recently published on his substack “Who Lost China? And Are They Ultimately Losing America Too?” It is a great short read and I highly recommend it. In case you have not been keeping up-to-date with the latest news on the tariff war between the US and China, which is really…
Beyond Geopolitics EP. 1: The Day the UN Died: Why Dag Hammarskjöld was Murdered
In this first episode of Beyond Geopolitics, Matt Ehret and Martin Sieff chat with Pelle Neroth Taylor about the assassination of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. What was Dag doing to merit an assassination at this period of human history? What plans had he set into motion with John F Kennedy and Pan…