4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1638+ words) It was easy to view modernity as the historical culmination of the Enlightenment: the triumph of reason over superstition, science over metaphysical explanations, and humanity over its ancient helplessness before nature. This picture is not entirely wrong, but it is…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (250+ words) The idea that human societies evolved over time was something that took root only in modern times. Today marks the publication of Francis Fukuyama’s new memoir In the Realm of the Last Man. To purchase a copy, please click here....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1291+ words) Editor's note: The Taiwan question is a key focus for China and the international community. China Daily is publishing a series of reports to track hot Taiwan-related topics and address disinformation from the Democratic Progressive Party administration. A fragmentary narrative…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (703+ words) History, when stripped of the pious humbug of the pedagogues, leaves little mystery as to how genuine empires do business. The trade of the authentic conqueror has always been a straightforward racket, requiring only three things: gunboats, sovereign decrees, and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) As pointed out by Alexander Fink, three features in particular render the Hanse especially intractable for scholars who wish to fit it into models of state governance or jurisdictional prerogative. First, the Hanse never had any power to tax. In…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1245+ words) For most people, the story of the medieval world was one of cramped cities, constant violent crime, and episodic outbreaks of deadly plagues — the dividends of unclean urban conditions, rotting food, fouled water, open sewage, and unchecked rats, fleas, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (120+ words) On Tuesday night in the Northwest Territories, the territorial government was expected to deliver an apology in Łutselk'e over a camp raid four years ago. The First Nation says the incident left children and elders with lasting trauma. They hope…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) PR.com Kent Goldings has completed a new book, "Chronicle of Civilizations: England," offering far more than a mere recitation of historical facts and dates This vivid survey invites readers to inhabit the lived experience of England across all its…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1185+ words) The West has mastered the technology of civilization but embraced the politics of barbarism, creating a modern medieval world where progress and regression coexist. For most people, the story of the medieval world was one of cramped cities, constant violent…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (831+ words) Rwanda is currently grappling with a crackdown on excessive alcohol consumption, among other "indecent” pleasures deemed to undermine national development. The Government’s removal of illicit alcohol has been generally applauded, spurring encouraging discourse across the region, with some neighbouring populations…...