As British author John Laughland comments, “From its inception Europe has been an economic community” (The Tainted Source, p. 145). Yet it has been a divided economic community, busy in trade across national borders and too often busy at war across the same borders.
To comprehend the roots of the present crisis, and to keep himself informed, an erudite layperson should read at least four monographs about the European Union: first, John Laughland’s The Tainted Source: The Undemocratic Origins of the European Idea (London: Warner Books, 1998); second, Pierre Manent’s Democracy without Nations: The Fate
John Laughland, född 6 september 1963, Àr en brittisk historiker, journalist och författare. Laughland har doktorerat i filosofi vid Oxford University och undervisat vid flera europeiska lÀrosÀten, bland annat Sorbonne. [ 2] Vid sidan av sin akademiska karriÀr har han författat ett flertal artiklar om framförallt utrikespolitik i bland

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The modern use of international tribunals to try heads of state for genocide and crimes against humanity is often considered a positive development. In A History of Political Trials , John Laughland shows that trials of heads of state are in fact not new, and that previous trials throughout history have themselves violated the law and due process
Power Elite Analysis (also called Libertarian Class Analysis or Establishment Studies) is a theme I have repeatedly stressed at LRC to understand both present-day and past historical events. Knowledge is power. Empower yourself by learning about Power Elite Analysis and how it impacts specifically upon the welfare-warfare state and the parasitical elites which benefit from this leviathan . 465 249 405 629 435 541 158 304

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