What is Third Spear?

Third Spear is a short-form publication dedicated to exploring the simple yet profound ideas that underpin human autonomy. Firmly committed to metaphysical realism, it is not atheistic. Third Spear believes that truth is self-evident, and its logical implications define humanity.

In the annals of human history, the American experiment in self-governance, individual liberty, and free enterprise has proven to be the most resilient and resourceful system. Third Spear aims to explain and defend these ideas through concise and thoughtful essays.

Why the name?

At the height of the Roman Republic, Triarii spearmen were the third line of the Roman Army's manipular formation. They were the most experienced and well-equipped of the Roman Republican infantry. Their function was to be the decisive force or last line of defense as a final phalanx of the formation. Battles were normally won by the first and second line, Hastati and Principes, making engagements with the Triarii rare.

A situation that required committing the Triarii was considered dire, and so the Romans coined the phrase Res ad triarios venit, or 'It comes down to the triarii.' They were symbolically the last defenders of the Roman Republic.

In the modern era, Third Spear is the intellectual last line of defense of the American Republic. The philosophical arsonists of humanity, whether they be Marxists, anarchists, or demagogues, may go no further than the bulwarks of truth championed on these pages.