Jose Maria J. Yulo

Whence Comes the Machiavellian: A Discussion of Maritain’s Paradigms

Thus says the Lord: Do not learn the ways of the nations, and have no fear of the signs of the heavens, even though the nations fear them. For the carvings of the nations are nonentities, wood cut from the forest, fashioned by artisans with the adze,...

Requiem for a Soldier

And yet I seem to know this simple truth: If the bestowing of the famous armor Had rested with Achilles while he lived, To give them as a war-prize to the bravest, No rival then would have filched them from...

When Gentlemen Dispute: A St. John’s College Reflection

"And above all, we should remember that there is simply no point in winning the argument if we know we are wrong." -Mortimer Adler It was 1992, and as the nation prepared...

When Greeks Bear Gifts: On Economy, Philosophy and Freedom

"To say that private men have nothing to do with government is to say that private men have nothing to do with their own happiness or misery; that people ought not to concern themselves whether they be naked or...

The Tragedy of Democracy Without Authority: A Reflection on Maritain and Thucydides

Scrupulous fear of the gods is the very thing which keeps the Roman Commonwealth together. To such an extraordinary height is this carried among them, both in private and public business, that nothing...