Archive for the 'history'

• Grass Hoppers and Frost

May 5th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in 19th century, history, immigration, Lynn C. Rees, resilience, superempowered individuals | 6 comments

• Jottings 3: Espionage on the chess board

May 3rd, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 15th century, book, britain, Charles Cameron, games, history, IC, intelligence, Israel, jottings, media, movies, recommended reading, recommended viewing, scriptures, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Jottings 3: Espionage on the chess board

• A second comment on Hegghammer & Lacroix

April 28th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in blogosphere, Charles Cameron, historiography, history, islamist, Mahdist, recommended reading, saudi arabia, science fiction, Uncategorized | 9 comments

• On Socrates and his Legacy, Part II: Stone, Socrates and Religion

March 26th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, atheists, authors, book, christianity, cultural intelligence, culture, democracy, historians, history, humanities, ideas, intellectuals, myth, nuance / subtlety, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, symbolism, theory | 5 comments

• Tyrannicide and the Lost Republic

March 19th, 2013 by zen

Posted in analytic, ancient history, blogging, blogosphere, dictator, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, legal, legitimacy, politics, roman empire, sic semper tyrannis, state failure, terrorism, Uncategorized | 3 comments