Reflecting History
Historical perspective and educational insights into the world of history, psychology, and philosophy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Don't Forget the Idiots
In psychology there’s an idea called the just-world phenomenon, a cognitive bias where our minds tend to interpret the world as having appropriate and fair consequences. Proponents of this theory say that humans tend to default to the idea...
The Great Forgetting
From 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium gained personal control over the entire Congo region in central Africa. His colony, known as the “Congo Free State” immediately set up operations and infrastructure to extract as much profit and...
The Dismal Tide
“You can’t stop what’s coming.”
Cyclical history is a way of understanding the past which argues that civilizations have a predictable and repeatable life cycle. Much like the “circle of life” in the animal world, societies are born...
What is Happiness?
Happiness is elusive.
In Mad Men, Don Draper says that happiness is “the smell of a new car.” He later says that happiness is “the moment before you need more happiness.” Both of these answers hit on the problem of happiness: what does it...
Why Not Destroy Omelas?
Ursula Le Guin’s short story The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas describes a city where life is perfect: a fantastical metropolis teeming with art, culture, happiness, technology, entertainment, and community. If none of those ideals seem ap...
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