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A Greater Cincinnati Political Web Magazine

Steve Fritsch - Publisher/Editor

About us

The Cincinnatus Standard (www.thecincinnatusstandard.com) is a greater Cincinnati political Web magazine, founded in 2007 by Steve Fritsch. The Cincinnatus Standard publishes daily and weekly content, including interviews with political figures, editorial and opinion pieces, book reviews, historical esssays, and the daily archives of The Whistleblower Newswire.

About our name

The Cincinnatus Standard takes its name from the inspiration of two individuals: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus and George Washington.

Cincinnatus (519 BC – 430 BC?) was a hero of the early Roman Republic. An aristocrat, farmer, and political figure, Cincinnatus served briefly as dictator in 458 BC after Rome's rivals, the tribes of the Aequians, Sabinians and Volscians, invaded the republic. After leading the military to victory and ending the crisis, Cincinnatus immediately resigned his absolute authority and returned to his farm.

In 439 B.C. Cincinnatus was named dictator a second time to quell an internal rebellion. Once again, when the crisis ended, he went back to his farm.

Cincinnatus has been hailed as a model of Roman virtue and simplicity, an example of outstanding leadership, service to the greater good, and civic virtue.

George Washington (1732-1799) needs no introduction to the people of the United States of America. The "father of his country," Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army from 1775-1783, leading inexperienced militia men and enlisted soldiers to victory over Great Britain to achieve American nationhood. In 1783, like Cincinnatus, he gave up his great power to return to his farm, Mount Vernon. This move prompted his rival, King George III, to call him "the greatest man in the world."

Washington returned to the service of his country in 1787, presiding over the Constitutional Convention and was then unanimously elected the first President of the United States in 1788. Although wanting to retire and return to Mount Vernon in 1792, Washington agreed to a second term after Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison pleaded with him to stay. In 1796, yearning for peace and solitude at his home, Washington retired from public life for good. He died two years later.

Long hailed as the "American Cincinnatus," Washington's leadership and character are unmatched in American political and military history. As one of his most distinguished biographers stated, Washington was "the indispensable man" in the creation of the United
States. Modern biographer David McCullough has simply asserted that Washington "was our greatest American ever."

Publisher/Editor---Steve Fritsch

Columnists---James F. Bogen, Tim Inwood

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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed at The Cincinnatus Standard are those of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Cincinnatus Standard or its publisher Steve Fritsch. Furthermore, we do not expect that readers will sympathize with all the opinions and analyses they find here. However, we do offer the opportunity for those who disagree with our writers to submit their own opinions, either through letters or through opinion columns and articles. And while we will do our absolute best to offer a broad range of ideas and opinions -- some of which individuals may find to be "politically incorrect" -- The Cincinnatus Standard refuses to publish any opinion or idea that is rooted in racism or bigotry, and has the right to edit any submitted writing that blatantly distorts the historical record.