Anarchism comes in many forms, some more individualistic, others more communal. Some anarchists advocate strong property rights, others push for their abolition. What all forms of anarchism have in ...

In One Hundred Years of Solitude, author Gabriel Garcia Marquez introduces readers to the fictional Buendia family living in the Central American town of Macondo. Telling the story of six generations ...

Lying approximately 7 miles from the northeastern shores of Venezuela, the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has a ...

At the start of the second century CE, four great empires ruled over the ancient world. In the East, the Han Empire consolidated its power and expanded into central Asia, exporting its precious ...

In the 1st century AD, a passing ship headed to Italy heard the cry “the great god Pan is dead!” The source of the voice was never discovered, but the message was passed on. The god Pan’s demise and ...

The story of Sundiata is perhaps West Africa’s best known epic poem. Across time and place, cultures have told and retold stories of great heroes, formidable villains, and exciting adventures, and ...

A photograph of the Democratic Party headquarters in Manhattan, New York, commonly known as Tammany Hall, via National Public Radio (NPR) Rapid industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in the ...

Each constellation in the ancient Greek sky was associated with a specific mythological story, often featuring gods, heroes, or mythical creatures. These stories were woven into the fabric of Greek ...

Colors don’t only paint our world, but animate our hearts. Carl Jung understood the profound significance of colors for the human psyche. According to him, colors are not mere visual stimuli, but ...

The terms of the World War I-ending Treaty of Versailles required defeated Germany to grant the territories of West Prussia to the newly independent Polish State. German-Polish interests clashed over ...

The Plantation of Ulster was a major colonial enterprise that transformed a formerly rebellious province into a stronghold for the British Crown in Ireland. The process of how Ulster became Protestant ...

Roman floor mosaic of a skeleton with Greek letters meaning ‘Know Thyself’, 1st century AD, in The National Museum of Rome, via The Hurriyet Daily News Attitudes towards death in ancient Rome were ...