By Eric Le Roy
Content 21+ As I argued recently in a blog about History, there is a difference between explaining and advocating. There is a difference between understanding and justifying. Recently, an American UNC (United Health Care) CEO, Brian Thompson, was shot dead in the streets of New York by an Ivy League college graduate named Liugi Mangione.
A lamentable, but simple, case of murder, right? Lock the offender … Read the rest
Content 18+ Ah, the eternal paradox of human morality: many decry “animal testing” as a cruel and unnecessary practice. And yet, when it comes to finding cures, developing treatments, or ensuring that new medications don’t turn our organs into malignant mushrooms and our blood into sulfuric goo, someone must shoulder the burden of being the guinea pig—whether that someone is a mouse, a monkey, or, yes, a human.
Which brings … Read the rest
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 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
