Archive - A History of Mankind

Quick Take: Why George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" Is the Best English-Language Book About Spain

The competition is weak, but Homage to Catalonia still is a really good book

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How Imperial Rome Went Socialist

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Sep 13 •

The Rise of the Maya

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Sep 11 •

Quick Take: Can "Preference Falsification" Be Defeated?

If most people agree that the naked emperor is wearing beautiful clothes, then we have a very serious social problem

Sep 9 •

Cannibal Kings of the Americas

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Sep 7 •

From China to Indochina

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Sep 5 •

Quick Take: Who Started Bombing Civilians in WW2?

Of course, it was the British. And it simply wasn't Churchill's fault.

Sep 3 •

The Second Fall of the Chinese Empire

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Sep 1 •

August 2025

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