#HISTORY

Ross Douthat

DouthatNYT

This seems not-exactly-right in an important way. In most ways the 1990s were, judged by polling and behavior, more socially conservative than the '70s and '80s.https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1281656449203085313 Taibbi is rig

Marrrk J. Valek

MarkValek

We had forgotten that alongside Orwell's dark vision, there was another - slightly older, slightly less well known, equally chilling: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Contrary to common belief even

Alfred

TheLeftDivideus

[THE TRUTH ABOUT AUSTRALIA DAY]- Reflections of a High School History Teacher. Today I’ve spent my morning reading and reflecting about our past and our present. Our history is complicated,

Jason Hutt

jhutt75

This is the time of year for all of us in this business to reflect on the horrific outcomes of our most egregious mistakes. While there were a lot of

Sirjan Kaur

sirjankaurr

Maharani Sada Kaur is remembered as an extremely important Sikh female figure. She was a warrior and the mother in law of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Maharani Sada Kaur was the

Sam

11v11Sam

Great questionhttps://twitter.com/TPiMBW/status/1333946810050678788 I still go back & forth on how rigid to be with a model for such a reason; but at the same time, creating a model flexible enough

Andy 🇦🇺

AndyCandyPants

The constellation Ophiuchus is known as the “Serpent Holder” & sits 180o across from the Orion constellation(Osiris)So this means that the sign directly opposite in the sky from Ophiuchus is

Dr. Michael Bitzer

BowTiePolitics

A question for every American:Do you support fascism or do you support freedom?And yes, it's that simple. If you can't answer that question, or pick the side that represents America

Philip Gorski

GorskiPhilip

Have evangelicals gone authoritarian? And if so why?A few ideas from "American Babylon."1. Christian Scripture uses a monarchical language of kingship and lordship that can be and has been used

moa says black lives matter🇦🇹🇸🇪(🇺🇦🇹🇭🇳🇵)

cockroachboi

ive realised that as every leftist picks a commie country to adamantly defend, lefttwt is just stan twt but for commie countries (made this with love)cuba stans: ppl with daddy

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

We've only had a real democracy for 55 years. The vast history of our country has been minority rule & the violent and corrupt suppression of democracy. The idea, then,

Steve Phelps

evolbrain

Thinking about "meritocracy" and its uses. I appreciate competition & its ability to make organizations more effective. I value rewarding people "based on the contents of their character" rather than

🇨🇦 Chris 🍁

Canadian_Chris_

At times throughout 2020, I've sat and pondered;As the year is coming to an end, I'm starting to believe right now is the worst time to be alive, in my

CK Eternity

ck_eternity_

For awhile now I've wanted to write something on the pharmacology of philtres, or "love potions" used in early witchcraft and herbalismThe following three recipes are paraphrased from a 16th

Jibba Jabba

JibbaJabb

A flavour of John Major's speech earlier which centred heavily on #Brexit #JohnMajor 1) " Brexit is the worst foreign policy decision in my lifetime " 2) " Brexit was

Hector Drummond, Stay Home. Die Slowly Inside.

hector_drummond

Part of what underlines the different reactions to the accusations of voter fraud is different views on the prior probability of such fraud. So we can ask, was the prior

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