Every age fraught with discord and danger seems to spawn a leader meant only for that age, a political giant whose absence, in retrospect, seems inconceivable when the history of that age is written. Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion.
Tag: history
#GiveThanks Day Seven
(87) I’m grateful for my pilgrim ancestors who came to this country seeking to build a more godly community, and gave us a heritage of self-government and self-sufficiency. (88) I’m grateful that my pilgrim ancestors actually survived, which was not at all a foregone conclusion, or even likely. (89) I’m grateful for the native Americans… Continue reading #GiveThanks Day Seven
Marxism is the new Black
The 21st century disciples of Karl Marx have a problem: all of Marx’s theories have been debunked, and all of his predictions have failed. The workers of the world never rose up. Capitalism never gave way to communism. The class wars ended because extreme poverty ceased to be a global issue. The labor theory of… Continue reading Marxism is the new Black
2020-02-20 Newsletter Author’s Note: Thoughts on the History and Future of Science Fiction (Part 1)
This author’s note originally appeared in the February 20th edition of my newsletter. To sign up for my author newsletter, click here. One of the projects I hope to get to someday is to make a podcast on the history of science fiction. I’m a huge fan of podcasts, and subscribe to almost 100 of… Continue reading 2020-02-20 Newsletter Author’s Note: Thoughts on the History and Future of Science Fiction (Part 1)
2019-08-29 Newsletter Author’s Note
This author’s note originally appeared in the August 29th edition of my author newsletter. To subscribe to my newsletter, click here. I’ve recently been relistening to the History of Rome podcast by Mike Duncan. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you’re in for a treat. It’s about 180 episodes, each one about thirty minutes… Continue reading 2019-08-29 Newsletter Author’s Note
Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
I picked this one up from Glenn Beck’s recommended reading list, and found it to be pretty good. The most disappointing part is that it was never finished, so what starts as a history of the Third Reich up to 1939 actually ends in 1933. It would be really fascinating to get Haffner’s account of… Continue reading Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
A Change in Direction
This is going to be a rather long post. I’ll preface it with some demographic trends among my generation, then tie that in with my situation and how I got here. From there, we’ll see where it goes. I was born in the early 80s, which technically makes me a Millennial, though it doesn’t always… Continue reading A Change in Direction
Five awesome history podcasts
At my former day job in Iowa, I had the opportunity to listen to a great deal of audio while I was working. Consequently, I discovered some really fascinating podcasts on a wide variety of subjects. As a writer, I particularly enjoy history podcasts. Not only do they give me lots of interesting story ideas,… Continue reading Five awesome history podcasts
The saga of Carolus Rex
With a hat tip to Extra History and the many EU4 and Sabaton fans in that community.
Fed Up by Danielle DiMartino Booth
When the economy crashed in 2008, few people were in a better position than Danielle DiMartino Booth to witness the crisis as it unfolded. At the Dallas Fed, she’d been sidelined for years for warning that housing was in a bubble. That changed very quickly when Lehman Brothers collapsed, and from 2009 to 2015, she… Continue reading Fed Up by Danielle DiMartino Booth