In a recent essay for The Atlantic, “History is Running Backwards,” David Brooks argues that ever-more people are disillusioned by the moral chaos and uncertainty that characterizes our society. They ...

History textbooks have a way of sanitizing the past, transforming centuries of human chaos into neat, digestible lessons about dates, battles, and important figures. But what if we told you that some ...

In researching some historical wars I was astonished to learn the causes of some major conflicts. Most wars are fought for freedom or simply to survive, but there have been several in the history of ...