The Bloody Road From The City State To The Nation State
By Eric Le Roy
An Essay in Two Parts: Part 2 (Part 1)
Content 18+ We tend to box history into convenient little chunks: Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution (1 & 2), Technology Revolution, Information Age, Digital, etc, etc, as if the next one could only begin after the previous one ended. Of … Read the rest
The Bloody Road From The City State To The Nation State
By Eric Le Roy
An Essay in Two Parts: Part 1 
Content 18+ Artem recently posted a blog called “From Ancient Tolerance to Modern Nationalism.” As I read it, I was once again reaffirmed in my opinion that there are many ways to view history.
I was never officially certified as a history teacher, but I … Read the rest
Content 16+ There is a peculiar irony in the business of coaching. A profession ostensibly dedicated to unlocking human potential and achieving success seems, more often than not, to attract practitioners whose own achievements are questionable at best. The rise of the business coach is emblematic of our times: a society where desperation meets opportunism, and where promises of transformation often mask a hollow core. Let us examine, with scientific … Read the rest
Content 21+ They thought they could keep you down. They believed that by pushing, shoving, and belittling, they’d forever trap you under the weight of their own insecurity. They laughed as they held your head down, as if their fleeting moments of dominance would last a lifetime. But there’s a truth they’ve overlooked: when they’re down on their knees, they don’t look so tall.
Bullying isn’t just a childhood torment—it’s … Read the rest
Content 18+ The pursuit of space—an endeavor both divine and daring—has always been a double-edged sword, with one side gleaming with progress and the other smeared with the indelible ink of human cost. Both NASA and the Soviet Union, for all their ideological divergences, wrote chapters in this story where the ink was blood.
It is tempting to think of these losses as mere data points in the grand calculus … Read the rest
