Camillo Tarello: The Forgotten Farmer Who Outsmarted the State

Until the Industrial Revolution came along, communities could only grow and thrive if they first managed to push agricultural productivity well beyond bare subsistence. Italy’s late-medieval and Renaissance ascent—from 1250 to the mid-16th century—demonstrates how a functioning rural economy could break the cycle of the chronic poverty that had shackled mankind for millennia.

Dickens the Man

Many view Charles Dickens as the inventor of modern Christmas. This is largely due to his beloved 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Given his association with the holiday, Christmas is an appropriate time to reassess the man. Rather than a kindhearted champion of the oppressed, Dickens was a monstrous villain who taught millions to hate capitalism.

The Nordic Model Isn’t as Socialist as Democratic Socialists Claim

Many democratic socialists in America claim that the path to their ideal utopia has already been paved and walked within the Scandinavian Nordic Model. Politicians like Mandami and AOC claim to be inspired by this “socialism” and use it as a guideline for their horrific policies and central planning. However, their “Nordic Model” actually serves as a perfect example as to why socialism fails.

Reclaiming the Antistate Roots of Christmas

While Christians the world over look to the celebration as a way to remember the incarnation of Christ, some dismiss it as a Christianized version of the ancient Rome’s Saturnalia. Whatever one’s view happens to be, I humbly suggest that it ought to be used by Christians and non-Christians alike as a reflection upon a collision of two kingdoms and two forms of rule. One that makes the way for life, and the other for misery, suffering, and death.