Why choose the name Twelve Tables?

The Twelve Tables (451-450 B.C.) was the earliest attempt by the ancient Romans to create a code of law. It occurred in the midst of a perennial struggle for legal, social protection and civil rights between the privileged class (patricians) and the common people (plebeians). A committee of ten men (later 12) was appointed circa 455 B.C. to propose a code of law that would be binding on both parties and which the judges (two consuls) would have to enforce impartially.

​It formed the basis of the Roman Republic that the founders of the American Republic admired and sought to emulate. Attempts to bridge the gap between the privileged and commoners has been a perennial challenge to every democratic republic since ancient Rome. Twelve Tables Publishers seeks to address this largely neglected scholarly issue in the 21st Century by publishing original books on the subject.

Our logo is modeled after the SPQR banner of the Roman Republic. It symbolized the Plebeian Council's full force of law over both Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (ruling elite)*
Editors

​Ronald T. Libby [email protected] Libby's Books
Justin P. DePlato [email protected] DePlato's Books
Twelve Tables Publishers is a new, innovative, publishing house designed to address the political and social revolution that erupted leading up to, and following, the 2016 presidential election of Donald Trump.

Trump won the election by leading a popular wave of millions of Tea Party activists, Evangelical Christians and Reagan Democrats who demanded a third American Revolution. They wanted to sweep away the vast administrative state that U. S. presidents created to implement their Progressive Era reforms, the New Deal and War on Poverty. This change has implications for the "New Man" in secular Western philosophy versus the virtues of the symbol of the old regime--the great leader.

Donald Trump fits the model of a strong world leader such as George Washington, Harry Truman, Andrew Carnegie and Napoleon Bonaparte. This is in sharp contrast to his predecessor, Barack Obama, who took a back seat in world affairs and deferred to European leaders on foreign policy. If Trump's influence holds, it could spread to European republics. For example Marie Le Pen's movement in France, the Five Star Movement in Italy and euroskeptic parties in the U.K. the Netherlands and Denmark would feel emboldened by Trump's leadership and inaugurate anti-statist policies.

A so-called "purple revolution"--the merging of  Democrat (blue America) and Republican (red America-RINOs) into a united purple blend emerged to oppose Trump on the grounds that he represents an authoritarian response to populist protest.  The purple revolution is led by Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama. They seek to make the Trump administration a short one through George Soros-style street protests and political disruption. And the Democrats and Republican RINOs in Congress are trying to discredit his leadership. Regardless of the outcome, the times presage radical change and scholars must respond to that change or risk being irrelevant.

The press welcomes all points of view and positions pertaining to the state of the American Republic and theories of classical democracy. Critical scholarly analysis on this subject is especially sought and we hope to publish the leading scholarly works to advance our understanding of democracy in the 21st Century.


Book topics include but are not limited to the following:
  • Separation of Powers in the Trump Presidency                  
  • Tea Party Influence in the Trump Administration
  • ​Republican (RINO) opposition to Trump
  • Trump "tweets" and the social media                                    
  • The Trump Supreme Court                                                                                          
  • Democrats' challenge to Trump                                              
  • Trump's foreign policy                                         
  • Trump's strategy to defeat ISIS                                                
  • Establishment vs Tea Party Republicans in Congress                                            
  • Muslim refugees and immigration                                        
  • Federalism and immigration                                        
  • Secession and States' Rights                                                  
  • Trump in the context of political philosophy        
  • ​Evangelicals and the Trump presidency                                
  • Trump's national security policy                                          
  • ​Federalism and immigration                                                    
  • ​Repealing and replacing Obamacare
  • ​The "permanent government" in opposition to Trump
  • "Sanctuary Cities" and the counterrevolution​