A thirty-dollar book, free for you. Today Anthony Perlas, the Perlas Foundation and Nightlife Report release The Way of the Republic: Why Temples, Capitols and Good Laws Keep a People Free. It’s a 94-page book for young readers and their families, and you can download it free right now.
What’s inside
- Part One · Houses of the Law: why Rome’s first big job as a free people was a temple for promises, and why Washington borrowed the name Capitol.
- Part Two · How Romans and Greeks thought about being good: the old words for character, explained in plain English.
- Part Three · Jupiter, Keeper of Promises.
- Part Four · The 21 Precepts of the Republic, for 2026: an original values code. Each precept has a short rule, a reason, an example and a try-it-this-week prompt.
- Part Five · Field Guide for Young Citizens, including a section on handling bullying.
- Part Six · Building a Better City, plus a glossary, discussion questions, and notes and sources for every claim.
Why it’s worth your time
- Plain words: a fourth grader can read it, and a grown-up can still learn from it.
- Read it together: discussion questions turn bedtime or dinner into a real conversation.
- Every source listed: ancient quotations are from public-domain works, and the Notes show where each one comes from.
- Original art: every temple, column and aqueduct was drawn for this edition.
- Free, with no catch: download the PDF and keep it.
Where to go next
- Free book: download The Way of the Republic.
- Golden Apples newsletter: sign up for new interviews, research and releases.
- Discord: join the community and talk about the book.
- The Perlas Protocol podcast: listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
- Inner circle: support the work on Patreon.
Your turn: Which matters more for a free people, good buildings or good habits? Tell us in the Discord.
Lillith Magic · Directed by Anthony Perlas.
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