The Covenant of Stakes

The Separation

What becomes of a republic when its institutions abandon their own purpose.

The Oath and the Door

On what a republic asks of those who come to it, and what it must offer in return.

The Transmission

On the duty a republic owes its young, and the catastrophe of forgetting what must be taught.

The Solitude of Free Men

On what a republic loses when its citizens no longer belong to anything between themselves and the state.

The Covenant of Stakes

On the bargain a republic makes with its citizens, and what becomes of a nation when it breaks.