History
Thought-provoking, interpretive history essays that use the past to illuminate the present. These articles are speculative and exploratory – offering a modern lens on historical events, ideas, and figures
Thatcherism and Reaganomics Explained: The Ideas That Changed Britain, America and the Modern Right
Thatcherism and Reaganomics Explained: The Ideas That Changed Britain, America and the Modern Right
The Hidden Engine of Civilization: How Mathematics Was Born, Shaped the World, and Is Quietly Rewriting the Future
The Hidden Engine of Civilization: How Mathematics Was Born, Shaped the World, and Is Quietly Rewriting the Future
The Unabomber Manifesto Explained: The Parts That Still Haunt Modern Life
The Unabomber’s Dark Logic: What He Saw, What He Missed, What Turned Deadly
The Greatest U.S. Prioners Of War Rescues Ever Carried Out, Ranked
The Greatest U.S. Prioners Of War Rescues Ever Carried Out, Ranked
The History of Good Friday and Easter: How a Sacred Story Became a Global Season
The History of Good Friday and Easter: How a Sacred Story Became a Global Season
Trump and Iran History: The Long Arc of a Hostility He Kept Reframing, From Oil Seizure Talk to Nuclear Red Lines
Trump and Iran History: The Long Arc of a Hostility He Kept Reframing, From Oil Seizure Talk to Nuclear Red Lines
Why the Strait of Hormuz Could Still Shock the World: The Narrow Waterway That Keeps Global Power on Edge
Why the Strait of Hormuz Could Still Shock the World: The Narrow Waterway That Keeps Global Power on Edge
Daylight Saving Time History: Why the Clock Change Happened, Why It Stuck, and Why the Fight Isn’t Over
Daylight Saving Time History: Why the Clock Change Happened, Why It Stuck, and Why the Fight Isn’t Over
Why Drones Became One of the Most Important Weapons in War
Why Drones Became One of the Most Important Weapons in War
Hezbollah History Explained: How Lebanon’s Most Powerful Militant Movement Formed and Why Israel Still Treats It as a Standing War
Hezbollah History Explained: How Lebanon’s Most Powerful Militant Movement Formed and Why Israel Still Treats It as a Standing War
The Biggest Oil Crises in History—and the Outcomes That Changed the World
The Biggest Oil Crises in History—and the Outcomes That Changed the World
Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: The Long History of the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Chokepoint
Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: The Long History of the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Chokepoint
If Iran Had Built the Bomb: The Middle East That Might Have Emerged
If Iran Had Built the Bomb: The Middle East That Might Have Emerged
Mojtaba Khamenei History: The Shadow Son Who Could Inherit Iran’s Most Powerful Office
Mojtaba Khamenei History: The Shadow Son Who Could Inherit Iran’s Most Powerful Office
The History of U.S. Wars in the Middle East and How They Remade the World
The History of U.S. Wars in the Middle East and How They Remade the World
The Pen That Moves Washington: How Executive Orders Shape US Power
The Pen That Moves Washington: How Executive Orders Shape US Power
The History of Iran–Israel–U.S. Tensions: Coup, Revolution, and Nuclear Risk
The History of Iran–Israel–U.S. Tensions: Coup, Revolution, and Nuclear Risk
The History of England’s Constitutional Fight: From Magna Carta to Modern Britain
The History of England’s Constitutional Fight: From Magna Carta to Modern Britain
The History Of Prime Minister’s Questions: The Weekly Trial of the Prime Minister
The History Of Prime Minister’s Questions: The Weekly Trial of the Prime Minister