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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Man-Made Moons (1960)
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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War in Dreamland
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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