History: Propaganda with Footnotes

History: Propaganda with Footnotes We define civilization as an organized society with writing. An organized society with oral history is … More

Brushed by the Wispy Wings of History

If you live long, and I hope you do, you will look back and realize that history has now and … More

Don’t Mess with Cossack Women

Cossack-the word means “free man” and feisty independence has always been an ethnic trait of Cossacks. An eastern Slavic (Russia/Ukraine) … More

History: But what were the regular people up to?

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be a regular person, say, when the Roman Empire … More

Old Boots, Melting Snow, Half-Frozen Mud: Press On

Ever notice that literature from different countries has different flavors? Playful, arrogant, romantic, soaring, flowery, practical? Russian writers have a … More

Save Thousand$-Go to Yale for Free

How is your week going? Good I hope. I had to tear out the shower thing today and I’m all … More

Is the Bible True? Part 1: Daffodils

Seems like a simple question, but for some reason it generates enough heat to power a continental electrical grid. What … More

Men Try Heels for First Time: History and Hilarity of High Heels

“You need to wear heels with that outfit.” “Who says?” Why distort your feet? Why walk around on stilts … More

Ebola Comes to America: Don’t Panic

I first wrote this article a month ago. Having studied the history of epidemics at Yale Online (WHY would a … More

Real History versus the Mainstream Morality Play

Real history is always more complicated and interesting than faked history, but faked history is mostly what we are offered. … More