Politics is the science, art, and theory of influence and governance.

“Governing a country is like cooking a small fish, if handled correctly the results will be good”. – Lao Tzu

Sparta Was a Socialist State


Sparta can be described as a constitutional nationalist socialist state with an oligarchical republican government where societal roles were based on hereditary class.

James Monroe Wrote the Monroe Doctrine


Monroe Doctrine

One might assume James Monroe wrote the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, but its primary author was future-President and then secretary-of-state John Quincy Adams.

Marie Antoinette Said, “Let them Eat Cake.”


Let them eat cake

Marie Antoinette never said “let them eat cake”. The idea of royalty suggesting peasants eat cake is an old myth that can be traced to Rousseau’s Confessions, a Spanish Princess, and even a Chinese emperor.