Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Levée en Masse

Claude Nicolas Malapeau/Jean Duplessis-Bertaux: Closing of the Jacobin Club, during the night of 27-28 July 1794, or 9-10 Thermidor, year 2 of the Republic225 years ago today, the levée en masse was established.

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!

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!

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Independence of India

Taj Mahal70 years ago today, the Indian Independence Act came into force.

National Day of Liechtenstein

Happy National Day!





Hoch leb' der Fürst vom Land!

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Arresting His Majesty

225 years ago today, Louis XVI of France was officially arrested.



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.

Grunnlov og frihet: turtelduer eller erkefiender?

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:

Poll Results: What Concept Is Democracy?

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The results for the poll asking how the concept of democracy is described, ending at midnight between June and July, are as follows:

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%)
A new poll will be up shortly.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Tuileries Storming at 225

Tuileries Palace in Paris, France, old engraving225 years ago today, the Tuileries Palace was stormed.