#Historical

Jes Battis

jesbattis

What's some writing advice you've received that you'd share?Neil Gaiman has a simple point about conflict: having 2 characters who want opposing things = a story. My high-school English teacher

Ma’at

surimana16

Archaeological evidence shows that education in ancient Egypt was similar to modern education. Images show children seated, and the instructor seated at front in a large desk. In Anc. Egypt

Jeet Heer

HeerJeet

1. So I have a few thoughts on Richard A. Epstein, shoddy contrarian arguments about coronavirus pandemic, the anti-empiricism of Austrian economics, the popularity of dubious neo-Larmarckian biology among conservatives,

Rush Doshi

RushDoshi

Excited to have our paper "Beijing's Bismarckian Ghosts" generously referenced in @martinwolf_'s column! We argued that the Anglo-German great power economic rivalry a century ago holds eerie parallels to today’s

Anthony Oliveira

meakoopa

for fun I have decided to keep a selfie postcard thread of #Hannibal locations as I walk/run around Toronto.To start here’s #Hannibal’s office (actually the rectory/offices of St Andrew’s Presbyterian

Samira Nadkarni

SamiraNadkarni

Taking time out today to get shockingly drunk and livetweet trash TV. Forgive me new followers, you knew not what would come of your good intent. I'm about to watch

Hasib Noor

hasibmn

#HanbalAdviceA thread on advice regarding studying the Hanbali Madhab and points of consideration. 1. Absolutely *do not* study works of contemporary scholars such as AlSharh AlMumti by Ibn Uthaymin

Brooks D. Simpson

BrooksDSimpson

As people gear up to watch #GRANT @History, we might want to ponder the way documentaries tell their stories and whether we might rethink that. I remain curious as to

Curt Kennedy

imcurtkennedy

1/ With all the vitriol going back and forth between ideologies it can be easy to forget how we got here. I remember when everyone from Johnny Mac to Thabiti

A. J. Hackwith : pre-order THE GOD OF LOST WORDS

ajhackwith

If you’re fuzzy on why changes to the ADA is such a big deal, I get it. I’m keenly aware of what being abled blinds you to. I’m here to

Miss Sinesipho Status Quo Maninjwa

Synesyfe

Would it be considered career limiting if i decide to poke holes at the valuation for Rain???https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business-telecoms/356407-rains-r13-1-billion-valuation-analysed.html Its a thread cause am too lazy to write a full

Cornelius Duncan

corndnc1

‘Dark omen’: Pollster says Biden’s approval numbers are horrificA thread https://gwn-12.org/2021/04/28/gospel-world-news-inc-626/ 'That's not where the American people are right now'By Bob Unruh (https://www.wnd.com/auth

fighting techno-satan

pplthvn

I grew up a secular liberal in a progressive city. I went to Catholic HS where I 1st encountered ‘Social Justice’ explicitly, as opposed to it embedded in all taught

Stewart Alsop III - Host of Crazy Wisdom Podcast

StewartalsopIII

About 4 years ago, I found myself at the lowest point of my life. A chronic health issue had left me bedridden and I finally gave up, knowing that I

Alex Johnson

AlexH_Johnson

Random Friday history thread.Today’s thread starts with a question: who is JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, named after? You likely know the first person: John Pierpont

Sam Robinson

SamHistSci

I've got a new paper out. In a special issue of @HSNatSci on the history of science diplomacy. The special issue gives insight into the history of the term Science