Why Pax Familia?

Literally, 'Pax Familia' means 'peaceful family/household' in Latin, and that's why it works as a name for this blog.

It's also a not so subtle allusion to terms such as Pax Romana or Pax Americana.   Those are used to describe the peace brought on by a dominant power in the world, in this case the Roman empire and current American empire, respectively.   The irony of that 'peace' are the huge armies, revolts and countless battles fought to retain that position.  

It's peaceful and grand, but it's not easy.