Tag Archives: SPQR

The Second Time As Farce

Posted on February 26, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Julius Caeser was assassinated because his dictatorship, in part, was seen as a grab for ultimate, and royal, power.  Augustus succeeded where Caeser did not because he kept the pretense of the Republic while consolidating power far in excess of … Continue reading →

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Obama Summarized in a Single Speech

Posted on October 27, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Commentator “mysterian” suggested in a previous post about a modern day parallel of the Praetorian Guard and the Roman Emperors Commodus and Pertinax, that perhaps Nero would be a better analog for Obama.      The following speech from Quo Vadis, then, … Continue reading →

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And Thus to an American Pertinax?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     From the IRS, which responded to Obama’s channeling of Henry II (“Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome Priest Tea Party?”), to the National Park Service, who have a deliberate strategy of making life difficult for people to win … Continue reading →

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“Our Fine Arts, These, Forever”: From Livy and Virgil, to Romney and Ryan

Posted on October 1, 2012 by The Political Hat

     Barack Obama’s foreign policy is quite rightly considered a disaster.  From supporting the former President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya who was legally removed by the Honduran Supreme Court and Congress, promising to Medvedev and Putin more “flexibility” for Russia, apologizing … Continue reading →

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