Decline And The Apocalypse

The Chronicler Of Decline

Ed Simon | Hedgehog Review | 4th March 2026

Lessons from Edward Gibbon and his history of Rome's collapse. "The narrative that unfolds across the six volumes of Gibbon’s history endures as a warning against the way a disease of the soul can metastasise throughout the body politic, showing how a pervasive nihilism can incapacitate a people from within." A nation's values erode slowly, until its collapse comes quickly and horribly (2,000 words)

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Yearning For The Apocalypse

Talia Lavin | The Sword And The Sandwich | 4th March 2026

Christian eschatology is an underrated factor in US government policy. "If you are a self-determined member of the elect, schooled to await the Apocalypse from your earliest days, the end of the world coincides with the destruction of your perceived enemies and your elevation to the ranks of the angels." Fragments of ancient texts are being interpreted in new ways to be causes for modern warfare (4,100 words)