Before beginning, I’d like to first confirm that we do not live in a parallel universe where Hitler won the Second World War. Germany, after all, initiated and controls the EU as well as the Deutsche mark renamed the euro, but that’s another story. The Jewish community rightly asks us never to forget the holocaust, […]
The most sacred and significant part of the temple ritual involved the giving of half the blood to the gods. This ritual is not understood, chiefly as a result of errors in translation, which have generated whole mythologies of their own. Archaeology’s renaissance coincided with Victorian morals and self-confidence, making discussions of blood rituals hard […]
It has been well observed in primate communities that alpha male and female members form alliances to fend off larger, stronger, and younger competition. While this may excite zoologists, as it indicates levels of sophistication and communication in the primate society, it does not necessarily bode well for that community. While studying deficiencies in leadership […]
Recently I met an intelligent young 19 year old and asked him what he planned to do with his life. He said he wanted to join the British Army. His name was Chris. This surprised me, as he was keen on wildlife. He said he wished to protect his homeland, more specifically Somerset where he, […]
The death and revival of the Russian commune 1850 – 1920 The Obshchina, village commune, or Mir, has historical origins which are not known but date back to even before the medieval period in early antiquity. The village commune was an association of peasants holding communal land allotments. This land, divided into strips, was redistributed […]
Comparing asset distribution, wages, and working hours over the past thousand years Medieval wealth distribution In medieval England the crown, the church, and the leading 200 noblemen owned 75% of the land. Land was the chief asset in a time when the biggest city, London, had 35,000 inhabitants. The crown and church were the two […]
In an age when a US presidential campaign costs USD 1 Billion and 400 million people are choosing between just 2 candidates, after run-offs between a dozen, it seems there are problems with the mechanics of the election process. Further, when this individual is finally elected the current process can see his or her leadership […]
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