People love big things. Big cars, big houses, big countries. Something in the human brain still worships scale, as if the mammoth that impressed our ancestors is still walking somewhere behind us. And so, many citizens will proudly point at the map and say: “Look how enormous it is — this is greatness.” They say it with the same confidence with which a smoker says his cough is “just from … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
First, I support no ideology under this shining sun. You don’t have to be wrong for me to be right, and vice versa. All my life, I have involved myself in civil discourse with all comers. Often it has seemed modestly productive, although rare is the occasion when I’ve noticed any radical shifts of opinion. Most people, including me, walk away with our convictions … 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
