When you may be too paranoid for your own good
Coffins designed to alert the living that you, too, are alive show that hucksters have been alive and well for centuries.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
The making of the modern world
Ali Humayun Akhtar shows us how 14th century actions in China helped build the modern world.
In a world like this, the cartoonists should be getting overtime pay
The fifth in a series of political cartoons for our mid-term election season. There is plenty to work with!
Observations from abroad: It’s not all about us
Timothy Snyder on how sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you.
History and heritage
An example of the roles of history and heritage as seen on a trip to Scotland.
Capitalism is not democracy. Wall Street is not the economy. Care for the common good is not socialism.
In this Monday morning rant, I’ve had enough of those who never seem to have enough.
A plethora of pencilry
After the week we’ve had, the political cartoonists are having a field day.
History is under construction
In “History Myths Exploded” the authors look at the critical difference between history and heritage.
Memory, representation, and reconciliation
Viet Thanh Nguyen writes on the creation of just and ethical memories by remembering others as well as our own.
This is what privilege looks like
How I choose to cross the street led me to think about the privileges I enjoy that others may not.
MORE TO COME... 