Res Publica - The Public Thing

The world has always existed under the sway of tyranny.

I’d like to say that the modern West is “navigating” its way through a life among the ruins, but instead it is wading through the muck of its own making and not blinking an eyelid to the stench of its own waste.

Our childhood stories begin with that most classic of all phrases, ‘Once upon a time...’

The recent edict delivered to Elon Musk by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, to censor hate speech on Twitter or face the hefty fine of $700,000 per day, led my curious mind back to another time when people were subjected to rather nasty pieces of legislation.

79 – 45 BC

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The Good Citizen: Thapsus to Munda, 46 – 45 BC