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Sparta
August 7, 2019
Nick Burns
In Defense of Sparta
The alt-right and other fanatics of the ancient civilization are distorting history. Sparta can teach us how to rethink liberal democracy.
August 1, 2019
Myke Cole
The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer
The myth of the mighty warrior-state has enchanted societies for thousands of years. Now it fuels a global fascist movement.
May 5, 2011
Aaron L. Friedberg
Future Tense
March 26, 2008
Leon R. Cass
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Eric Cohen
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