Category: History
The Violent Origins of Political Societies
Niccolò Machiavelli’s profound insights about the violent origins of political societies help us understand the…
The World’s First Author
Anna Della Subin at the LRB: The earliest known author was married to the moon….
Black History: Tunes and Beats Before 1865
From Negro Spirituals: The tunes and the beats of negro spirituals and Gospel songs are highly…
A Nuanced Account of the British Empire’s Impact on the World
Nandini Das in The Guardian: Sathnam Sanghera’s Empireworld tells the story of Bartram and Kew…
Tariq Ali on Winston Churchill: “His Times, His Crimes”
Tariq Ali, a writer, activist, and longtime public intellectual has authored many books and is…
World’s Lost 8th Continent Finally Found After 70,000 Years
World’s lost 8th continent is about 1.6 times larger than United Kingdom Scientists have discovered…
Study Reveals That Scythian Warriors Likely Carried Leather Quivers Made From The Skin Of Their Enemies
By Austin Harvey in All That’s Interesting: New archaeological evidence seemingly confirms the Greek historian Herodotus’…
Claim of 10,000-year-old Tibet library find not worth paper it’s written on
By: AAP FactCheck A Facebook post claims that secret manuscripts uncovered in a Tibetan monastery detail more…