La propriété privée est morale parce que nos corps sont notre propriété privée Une interprétation moderne du classique de Volney publié en 1793, « Catéchisme du citoyen » Lien Substack gratuit ci-dessous @philosophynow.bsky.social ruinsofempires.substack.com/p/la-proprie... #academiefrancaise

Private Property is Moral because our Bodies are Private Property A modern interpretation of Volney’s 1793 classic “Catechism of the Citizen” Free Substack link below #france #volney #morals #thomasjefferson #ruinsofempires @philosophynow.bsky.social ruinsofempires.substack.com/p/private-pr...

French people! Here’s the book you’ve been waiting for! A secular book of morality to educate immigrants about the values of the French Republic. It’s free! open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

Chers compatriotes français, voici l'ouvrage indispensable pour enseigner aux immigrants les valeurs de la République française. Une introduction au « Catéchisme du citoyen » de Volney. C’est gratuit! open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

Good to see others writing about Volney! Currently reading Volney (1757-1820) philosophynow.org/issues/165/V... @philosophynow.bsky.social

Anyone in the U.S. government thinking about the demand-side of the drug equation? Why are so many Americans hooked on drugs? Are they bored with their lives? Too much TV? Too much junk food? Too much of everything?

Why have the French never heard of Volney? #frenchacademy #volney #thomasjefferson #ruinsofempires substack.com/@ruinsofempi...

Pourquoi les Français d’aujourd’hui n’ont-ils jamais entendu parler de Volney ? #academiefrancaise #volney #lesruines open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

In the desert southwest about a thousand years ago, two brothers fight for control of an ancient holy city wracked by drought, famine and disbelief...Kash Kachu (White House)...a fictionalized account of the collapse of the civilization at Chaco Canyon NM #xmasgift www.amazon.com/author/thoma...

05 December 2025: Major Lunar Standstill alignment with rue Lorraine, Saint Germain en Laye, France

Hier soir, nous avons assisté au dernier grand arrêt lunaire avant 2043. Aujourd'hui, nous comprenons pourquoi ce phénomène se produit. Mais il y a 1000 ans, à Chaco Canyon (Nouveau-Mexique), un groupe de seigneurs rapaces utilisait sa connaissance de la lune pour maintenir son peuple enchaîné...

Last night we experienced the last major lunar standstill until 2043. Today we understand why this phenomenon occurs. But 1000 years ago, in Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), a group of rapacious lords used their knowledge of the moon to keep their people in chains…#chaco www.amazon.com/author/thoma...

Et si... Napoléon n'avait jamais vendu la Louisiane à Thomas Jefferson ? Et si... Bonaparte lui-même avait navigué jusqu'à la Nouvelle-Orléans, planté le drapeau français et revendiqué tout le territoire de la Louisiane pour la gloire de la République française ? open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

What if…Napoleon had never sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson? What if…Bonaparte himself had sailed to New Orleans, planted the French flag and claimed all of Louisiana Territory for the glory of the French Republic? open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

Ties in with Volney’s dictum: “Morals is a physical science” — Ruins of Empires (1791), translated by Thomas Jefferson (1802) open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

Frankenstein de Mary Shelley : Del Toro a fait un excellent travail en adaptant l'histoire originale, à l'exception d'un détail... open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Del Toro did a great job dramatizing the original story—except for one thing… open.substack.com/pub/ruinsofe...

All in preparation for January 6, 2028…

Next Step: Trump sends TX National Guard troops to protect the White House when he refuses to leave office in 2028…

Trump wants to sell them land in Florida. Hamas wants to sell him land in Gaza…

As everyone long suspected…Trump finally orders US military to crack down on political opponents in the streets…Southerners during the Civil War never got this far…democracy is dead in the United States…

“Belgium, France, and Germany are staunchly opposed to seizing the assets over concerns that this would be illegal and could disincentivise foreign investment into the eurozone.” Comment: It would only disincentivize thuggish pirate nations from investing in the EU.

The USA now has this sort of thing to look forward to…

One would think the pockets of all the rubes would have been pretty well picked clean by now…

Fun Fact: “Ideology” was, originally, nothing but the study of ideas. How do we conceive, test, accept or reject ideas. The ideologues were post-Enlightenment philosophers. They all corresponded with Thomas Jefferson. Napoleon didn’t like them so he started using the word as a pejorative….1/2

Yes it looks pretty bad: the U.S. now has a king, a queen, a national religion and a thought police. Those forces never really disappeared in other countries. They’ve just been laying low, hibernating like a bear, waiting for the right moment to reawaken. That moment is now…

Cold War 2.0: Tariffs & Sanctions for Enemies and Unfriendly Nations. Free Trade and Defense Alliances for Allies and Friends. After that, Patience—wait for Enemies to collapse. It worked before. It will work again.

Chapter 10, Volney’s Ruins of Empires, translated by Thomas Jefferson: “Thus ancient states prospered because their citizens, enjoying liberty and security for their persons and their property, might enjoy the use of all their faculties, all the energies of their enlightened self-interest.”

I’m from “the West.” I’m deeply disappointed too, in Biden specifically. But most especially Trump. Putin is struggling. He’s walking a tightrope. We could wake up tomorrow and he is gone. Even so, with a little more backbone shown by the Americans, Putin would already be history…

A disturbed kid from a far-right family kills a far-right activist. The widow goes on the warpath. The president denounces the far-left. MAGA supporters worldwide protest in the streets. But tomorrow, will Congress make it harder to buy guns in America? Inflection point? What inflection point?

Being the head of the FBI and playing one on TV are not the same thing…

Volney’s Horoscope: No matter who is responsible for this, Trump & Fox & MAGA are going to pose as victims in order to persecute political enemies. You could see the anger in his mouth last night. Trump is going to initiate his own hate-filled “witch hunt”…arrests and trials are sure to follow…

175k protesters in all of France: definitely *not* impressive. Most were students and/or the unemployed. Several Palestinian flags waved in Paris. Trains ran on time. Schools remained open. Traffic jams were light. Shoppers used their debt cards despite calls not to.

Black ink marks on white paper don’t matter anymore. It’s the interpretation of the black ink marks on the white paper. And today, the interpreters are religious nuts and flat-earthers—like Amy Coney and the other rightwing Catholics on the Supreme Court…

Nice projection from Medvedev…

Teach which religion? And which denomination of which religion? And whose interpretation of which denomination of which religion? Only those who perfectly practice their interpretation of their denomination of their religion? The possibilities are endless. Schools will teach nothing but divisions…

Can we now teach Darwin in fundamentalist churches?

Abortion Rights are Private Property Rights. Everyone owns their own body. No one can own the body of someone else. That’s called slavery. Republicans are, in effect, bringing back slavery. See the entire argument at my free Substack here: substack.com/@ruinsofempi...

It’s the American people…they are responsible for this…

It’s impossible to occupy territory with drone strikes. Only troops can do that. Where are they? Where are Putin’s troops? This is a media exercise. To influence the outside world as well as the Russian people. It’s a sign of Putin’s weakness…

Tout le monde se souvient de la façon dont Poutine a "préparé" George Bush Jr. Ici, nous avons un exemple de Poutine préparant Xi. Et regardez comment le gouvernement chinois a réagi lorsque la discussion a été rendue publique !

Does everyone remember how Putin “groomed” George Bush Jr.? Here we have an example of Putin grooming Xi. And look how the Chinese government reacted with the discussion was made public!

Plus un dictateur vit longtemps, plus les chances qu'un assassin l'atteigne approchent les 100 %...

The longer a dictator lives, the chances approach 100% an assassin will get to them…

Rediffusion de cet aveu de la peur de la mort pour mémoire : "La biotechnologie se développe continuellement. Les organes humains peuvent être transplantés en permanence. Plus on vit longtemps, plus on rajeunit, et on peut même atteindre l'immortalité", a déclaré M. Poutine à M. Xi.

Rebroadcasting this Fear of Death admission for the record: “Biotechnology is continuously developing. Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality,” Putin told Xi as they approached Tiananmen Square’s rostrum.

Physical health is important. But my bet is some sort of psychological issue will catch up with him. Assuming he doesn’t fall out a window first…

Such behavior by elites in the 21st century makes it easier to understand reactions by the underprivileged in prior centuries… (This is a metaphor)

Other possibilities: “The Department of Men with Deep-Seated Insecurity Issues” “The Department of Meaningless Political Gestures” “The Department of Military Parades” Any other possibilities?

No corruption is too big or too small among Republicans who make their living by giving Lessons in Morality to others…