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Part 3: The French Revolution's Contribution to Communism
In Its Later Stages, Karl Marx Saw a Vision of True "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité." In Its Reign of Terror, Lenin Saw the Playbook For Winning the…
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Part 3: The French Revolution's Contribution to Communism
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June 2025
Part 2: The French Revolution's Contribution to Democracy
Today's Concept of the Political Left and the Political Right Literally Came From the First English Debate About the French Revolution
Jun 19
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Part 2: The French Revolution's Contribution to Democracy
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Part I: The French Revolution Historiography is a Series of Playbooks Written By People Who Literally Made History
All Politics From Napoleon to Trump Is Fallout From the Storming of the Bastille
Jun 16
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Part I: The French Revolution Historiography is a Series of Playbooks Written By People Who Literally Made History
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How Literature “Lives”: Each Reader Gives It New Life in Their Own Time and Place
A Manifesto About Teaching Literature: If It Wasn’t the Most Important Subject In School, They Wouldn’t Be Willing To Kill Over It
Jun 6
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How Literature “Lives”: Each Reader Gives It New Life in Their Own Time and Place
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February 2025
To2C Book the First, Chapters 2-3: Buried Alive, Recalled to Life
That’s Personal Service: A Banker Experiences Gothic Nightmares on the Muddiest Road in 1770s England
Feb 8
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To2C Book the First, Chapters 2-3: Buried Alive, Recalled to Life
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To2C Book the First, Chapter I: All Roads Lay Before Us
Kings George III and Louis XVI Have Really Made a Mess of Things and Will Never See It Coming
Feb 4
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To2C Book the First, Chapter I: All Roads Lay Before Us
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January 2025
The “Noisiest Authorities”: Charles Dickens Explains How It Can Be Both the Best and Worst of Times in the Age of Trump
The World’s First Global Media Star Understood the Power of Attention
Jan 21
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The “Noisiest Authorities”: Charles Dickens Explains How It Can Be Both the Best and Worst of Times in the Age of Trump
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November 2024
Where to Find Living Literature
There's a Lot Here!
Nov 28, 2024
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Where to Find Living Literature
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Why They Were Out in the Streets of “Electric Avenue”: The Brixton Riots and the Ongoing Persecution of the Windrush Generation
Trump Might Have Won the Election, But Eddy Grant Remains Undefeated
Nov 22, 2024
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Why They Were Out in the Streets of “Electric Avenue”: The Brixton Riots and the Ongoing Persecution of the Windrush Generation
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“The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books”, Part 1
How Standardized Test-Driven Curriculum Degraded America's Capacity to Tackle Our Most Pressing Issues
Nov 20, 2024
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“The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books”, Part 1
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