Charlemagne Vs the Pagans
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A History of Mankind
The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania
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Q&A for History of Mankind (49)
A new study clarifies timelines for the peopling of the Americas; plus questions on the method to my madness, Theodora and the true Cross, Slavs, Arabs & the history of tiny penises
Quick Take: Don't Watch "Ready Player One"
All the worst features of the 2010s in a single movie.
Charlemagne Is Coming for You
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Send Me Questions for the History of Mankind Project
Your monthly chance to make history
The Maya Collapse (II): Climate Change & Drugs
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Quick Take: the Right Way to Scare People About An AI Apocalypse
History is evidence that hysterical warnings about upcoming disaster just don't work
The Maya Collapse (I): Non-Stop War & Destruction
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China's Slide into Darkness
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Quick Take: the Debate on Late Stage Capitalism & Whether It's Terminal
A bunch of good questions and hopefully non-obvious answers on the issue of whether there's any hope for the West
How Korea Became an Independent Nation
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When China & the Caliphate Came to Blows: the Battle of Talas
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Quick Take: Has Israel Broken the Client State Paradigm?
Israel is far, far from being the first client state in history to make life hard for a superpower; but is it the most influential client state in history?
The First Muslim Revolution
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Live with David Roman & Mark Franek
A recording from David Roman's live video
Charles Martel & The Battle of Tours
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Quick Take: the US Greatest Defeat (in Iran)
The US is about to find out that perceptions create their own geostrategic realities