Muhlberger's World History

 Is this the end of American democracy?  Pretty much , says David Kurtz,  an informed observer at the excellent Talking Points Memo. Josh Ma...

You read that right.  There are very close to ONE BILLION qualified voters taking part in the Indian election.  There is likely to be a high...

 Some months ago I turned off Comments on this blog, for reasons I can't recall.  I have now turned them back on.  Perhaps one of you ca...

It Takes A Village Where No One Is Above The Law To Bring Down A Tyrant  is a post at toays Morning Memo at TPM.  Here's an excerpt: So ...

 The Honest Sorceror argues that there is no conceivable technological fix for the decline of our civilization. All civilizations depend on ...

  Forwarded this email?  Subscribe here  for more From Heather Cox R ichardson:  On March 21, 1861, Georgia’s Alexander Stephens, the newly-...

 I was listening to the  CBC 1 program "Commotion" where they were discussing  Canada's music awards.  One of the commentators...

 The eccentric economist Umair Haq is the blogger I have the most respect for.  Why?  Because he is always looking at the big picture, and h...

If you are interested in nomadic empires, you surely will want to read this substantial article at Medievalists.net. If you want to know mo...

 Friends, My Parkinson's is progressing, and I find myself tired and too often afflicted with brain fog. So  if you've got something...

We hear that the Federal government of Canada has turned over control of resources and other areas of federal jurisdiction to the territori...

 The Honest Sorcerer is one of those economist guys who looks at the long trends and comparative histories.  Honest Sorcerer says that  all...

 Just about everybody with an internet connection has opined on the current state of American culture and how it got that way.   Many of the...

 Back when CBC Radio One introduced the interview show Q some years back, I was unimpressed. I found the host, Tom Power, irritating in the ...

My lady and I went to a choir service this evening. As you might expect, the imagery of Jesus in the manger was predominant. I couldn'...

Timothy Burke in 8 by7: The thing is, in 2024 I think the mass of humanity will remain what it basically has been all along in modernity: fu...

I just finished watching 1670, a serial TV historical by Netflix about Poland in the era of Louis XIV. It's a savage satire that remind...