225 years ago today, the levée en masse was established.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Levée en Masse
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Redcoats on Long Island
A dozen score years ago today, Redcoats landed at Long Island.
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Friday, August 18, 2017
Austrian Sapphire Emperor at 187
Nine score and seven years ago today, Archduke Franz Josef was born.
Gott erhalte und beschütze den Kaiser!
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Thursday, August 17, 2017
Kaiser Karl
130 years ago today, Archduke Charles of Austria later Emperor-King was born.
Gott erhalte und beschütze den Kaiser!
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
The Revolution's Tribunal
225 years ago today, Robespierre proposed a revolutionary tribunal.
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Independence of India
70 years ago today, the Indian Independence Act came into force.
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National Day of Liechtenstein
Happy National Day!
Hoch leb' der Fürst vom Land!
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Monday, August 14, 2017
Chinese Republicans vs. Imperial Germany
A century ago today, the Republic of China declared war on Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Sunday, August 13, 2017
Arresting His Majesty
225 years ago today, Louis XVI of France was officially arrested.
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Saturday, August 12, 2017
Book Just Released
The book Grunnlov og frihet: turtelduer eller erkefiender? (translated title: Constitution and Liberty: Lovebirds or Archenemies?), edited by yours truly, was released just this week.
The book features, amongst others, Cato Institute's Johan Norberg. The overall theme of the book is asking tough, critical questions about the Constitution (of the Kingdom of Norway), liberty and democracy.
We speak where others are silent. We challenge myths. We shake the Norwegian consensus.
Links (mostly in Norwegian) for the book:
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Poll Results: What Concept Is Democracy?
Total votes: 9.
- that the world needs to be made safe from: 7 (77%)
- that needs to be made safe for the world: 2 (22%)
- that the world needs to be made safe for: 0 (0%)
- that needs to be made safe for the world, as well as the world safe for it: 0 (0%)
- that is safe for the world and the world is safe for: 0 (0%)
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Tuileries Storming at 225
225 years ago today, the Tuileries Palace was stormed.
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