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(Originally posted to the UMP Blog on September 6th, 2025) King Louis IX and the Estates of France Human beings are not solitary entities born and raised in isolation, devoid of social and cultural inheritance. Rather, our nature is fundamentally social and communal, embedded deeply within the networks of family, community, and tradition that shape and mold us from the earliest moments of existence. Contrary to modern individualistic or atomized conceptions of anthropology, w

(Originally posted to the UMP Blog on October 10th, 2023) Assassination of Julius Caesar during a meeting of the Senate beneath a statue of his rival Pompey Magnus “Democracy is the best system for choosing the best leaders!” “Democracy protects freedom!” “Democracy is the best government ever devised!” Or at least that is what so many of us are led to believe. If it were at all true, I’d be the first one in support of Democracy. When someone says to a monarchist like myself,

(Originally posted to the UMP Blog on May 11th, 2023) (Center) Charles III, King of Great Britain and (Northern) Ireland; (Left) William, Prince of Wales; (Right) Prince George of Wales On Saturday, May 6th, 2023, almost one week ago, we witnessed the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and of his other realms and territories. The first ceremony of its kind to be seen around the world i

(Originally posted to the UMP Blog on July 1st, 2022) Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) First, I think it is necessary to define what a Traditionalist is, or rather how I interpret Traditionalism. Simply put, it is a worldview which finds value and direct applications for historical principles or institutions in the “modern” world. Not as a form of nostalgia, of regression, or of despotism; but as the best means to secure our culture, history, and vitality as a civiliz

(Originally posted to the UMP Blog on September 14th, 2020) MONARCHY OR REPUBLIC?   By Otto von Habsburg Excerpted from The Conservative Tradition in European Thought, Copyright 1970 by Educational Resources Corporation. We come here to the formal aspect of the State -- the question of monarchy versus republic -- which is mostly discussed from a highly emotional rather than a rational point of view. The debate proceeds by arguments ad hominem . A few undignified occupants of