Looking forward to this book ““History is best told as a story of organised crime,” Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse
History of economics ideas which created our world [Lex Fridman Podcast] #457 – Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom #lexFridmanPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/lex-fridman-podcast/episode/190472592 via @PodcastAddict
A war most know nothing about
Humans are not the first to vhange climate
Facts are important, but they are not enough “The Church had mastered the art of narrative dominance, building a system of stories, symbols, and doctrines that made its authority seem natural and inevitable. The geocentric model was one of the… Read More »Why Facts Don’t Change Minds in the Culture Wars—Structure Does
History and present of nuclear weapons
St9ckholm Syndrom isn’t what you think it is [Radiolab] How Stockholm Stuck #radiolab https://podcastaddict.com/radiolab/episode/187850848 via @PodcastAddict
And what is good? “Then came the 17th-century wars of religion, and the rivers of blood they produced. Revulsion toward all that contributed to the Enlightenment, with its disenchantment with religion and the valorization of reason. Enlightenment thinkers said: We… Read More »Why Do So Many People Think That Trump Is Good?
Different kind of war
Insightful Plato got virtually everything wrong https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/opinions/41672/plato-got-virtually-everything-wrong