American presidential races have become drawn-out, years-long affairs. It wasn’t always this way. Introduction Four hundred and...
Month: August 2019
New analyses of the rings reveal how and when they were made, from what and whether they’ll...
We’re not exactly sure what the universe was up to in the first few nano-moments into the...
Are we heading towards a “dark age” of religious fundamentalism? I’d like to respond to an article for...
An evolutionary biologist makes the case that there’s no reconciling science and religion. In the search for...
Lodestones are dull, lumpy, and slate-gray, but their “magnetic intelligence” made them fabulously expensive. Magnets have souls....
Contemporary physics aligns smoothly with the doctrine of the eternal return suggested by Nietzsche. By Duane Altheide...
This genre became one of the most important artistic contributions of Renaissance Venice. Farewell, peoples and cities....
There was a split between the pure ideal and base reality, between sacred and profane love. In...
Rufus is primarily known today as the teacher of Epictetus, the slave who became a famous Stoic...
Epicureanism competed with Stoicism to dominate Greek and Roman culture. By Temma Ehrenfeld ‘The pursuit of Happiness’...
In the 19th and early-20th centuries, Japan, among the major countries of Asia, escaped colonial or neo-colonial...
The Sino-Japanese War provided something very new—a modern and highly mechanized war against a foreign foe. Prints...
Buddhism was first introduced to Japan from mainland Asia in the 6th century CE, and monasteries were...
Buddhism in Japan has been practiced since its official introduction by monks in 552 CE. By Mark...
Shōsōin repository held nine thousand artifacts from China, Southeast Asia, Iran, and the Middle East—connecting ancient Japan...
The mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos is giving archaeologists clues to an ancient civilization. Introduction In...
It’s a rare high school student who doesn’t dream about college. People pursue degrees not only for...
In the 19th century, farm loans changed from a matter between associates into an impersonal, bureaucratic exchange....
Getting rich off politics is an old tradition. When the political leader “Boss” Tweed was arrested in...
These mass shootings are only symptoms of the disease at the core of the nation. By Greg...
No one in history has ever, based on their adopting a sea-going profession, talked like Robert Newton’s...
Magellan’s voyage in search of the “Spice Islands” was marked by storms, sharks, and scurvy—plus multiple attempts...
Ayn Rand’s philosophy is a central tenet of today’s Republican Party and the moral code they proudly...
During the Georgian period a host of entertainments were available to those seeking relief from their everyday...
Many important Roman cities had an arena which hosted thrilling chariot races and more for public entertainment....
When artists painted more than one revolution. The Mexican Revolution of 1910, which ended the 35-year presidency...
How a 17th-century nun wrote poetry, dramas, and comedies that took on the inequities and double standards...
Richard Evans Schultes – ethnobotanist, taxonomist, writer and photographer – is regarded as one of the most...
For decades, they’ve sustainably managed their community forest, relying on it for food, shelter and livelihoods. By...