Category: History & Politics
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More ↗: Reading Recommendations, December 2025
Reading Recommendations, December 2025
Some books and media I’ve been enjoying recently, and which have shaped my thoughts & views. Check them out over the holiday break.
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More ↗: History isn’t Inevitable
History isn’t Inevitable
It might sound compelling, but when human decisions don’t create history, redressing historical wrongs can be impossible.
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More ↗: Building Trust
Building Trust
We should resist the urge to retreat inward in the face of tragedy or uncertainty – challenging power means reaching outward and building trust and…
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More ↗: There are no ‘Good’ Empires
There are no ‘Good’ Empires
You ever watch much Monty Python? I watched it sometimes growing up. In Life of Brian, there’s a scene of Judean rebels who want to…
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More ↗: Beyond ToleranceBeyond Tolerance
Teaspoon Spend time around religious spaces, and you get the sense there are two ways communities tend to respond to people who they see as…
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More ↗: The Imperial ProjectThe Imperial Project
For Five hundred years, our world has been shaped and defined by the fortunes of empires, entities founded on subjugation. But the time of Empire…
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More ↗: History and Story-tellingHistory and Story-telling
History is Story-telling, and the story we tell covers up a great deal. What do we forget in our history, and is it time to…
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