When Did Educated People Realize They Were Undergoing the Industrial Revolution? April 3, 2025 1 Comment
I was told a story about flying an entire African village (livestock and all) to Mecca – how plausible is it? April 3, 2025 1 Comment
I am Erik Baker, author of MAKE YOUR OWN JOB: HOW THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORK ETHIC EXHAUSTED AMERICA and a historian of work and management in the United States. Ask Me Anything! April 3, 2025 24 Comments
I’m a town official in 17th century New England, and am setting up a militia. Someone walks up to me and claims he has military experience, and ought to be an officer. How do I know if he’s lying or not? April 3, 2025 1 Comment
It is often alleged that the US used biological weapons in the Korean War. What is the best evidence for and against this? April 3, 2025 2 Comments
Why is the Mughal Empire considered its own “thing” and not just another incarnation of the Delhi Sultanate? April 3, 2025 1 Comment
As the ‘Out of Africa’ theory was first being proposed and growing in support, what sort of racially motivated opposition did it find within academic circles? April 3, 2025 2 Comments
In 248 AD the Roman Empire celebrated 1000 years since the founding of the city. Have any other states had official 1000-year celebrations, such as Japan in 340/1340, Venice in 1697 or the Byzantines in 1248? April 3, 2025 1 Comment
Did Islam’s Arab roots inadvertently foster ethnocentric bias against non-Arabs, especially Black Africans? April 3, 2025 1 Comment