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Plato and the Idea of Political Office

Is politics merely a gaslighting of the oppressed, a cloak...

Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend

While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...

Why Did Europe’s Economies Diverge from Asia?

The levels of income in parts of China and India...

Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle

Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him...

Women Leaders in Early Christianity

Saint Paul’s letters show women playing leading roles in the...

Democracy: Ancient Models, Modern Challenges

Demokratia is the power (kratos) of the people (demos). But...

Anglo-American relations: Where we are, and how we got there

‘They live by Trade’: Britain’s global trade in the Great Days of Sail

Britain's history has been shaped by its relationship with the...

Shanawdithit: A Woman at the End of the World

Shanawdithit was a woman who bore witness to the death...

The Londonderry Plantation from 1641 until the Disengagement at the end of the Nineteenth Century

The events that led to the Londonderry Plantation had momentous...