Tag: History

• Cynicism Isn’t Realism

  Media That’s relentlessly pessimistic is dis-empowering and politically stagnant; it isn’t realistic, it’s a worldview progressive people should reject.

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  The Masks of Empire

  Empire wears masks to protect what it really is – a short poem.

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• The End of the World as we Know it

  The Political and Social Order is being torn apart, but was it good to begin with? This ending can also be a beginning.

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• 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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• 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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• 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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