The Fifth Monarchists may have got their wish in a way, because one of their sons, Nicolas Barbon, invented economics as we know it, leading to the Industrial Revolution.

Was economics developed so late in history because its thought presupposed stability and internal peace, conditions that most premodern states could only fulfil under ideal rulers?

Yuri Bezmenov, despite being an expert on demoralization, was so demoralized himself he actually thought Walter Mondale would win

Was Shogun the quintessential "Trust the Plan" show?

Some people say that the influx of mobile phone users ruined the Internet, but back in the 2000s people thought George Carlin was some kind of prophet.

Ever noticed how America's ruling ideology always shifts to the foil of whoever they're about to fight?

Whoever introduced the shuffleboard to nursing homes must have had a dark sense of humour. A game to be played shortly before shuffling off this mortal coil.

Underrated channel youtube.com/watch?v=uRK22_0l…

It's becoming increasingly common to talk about the state as a two-faced enemy that secretly wants us all dead. I'm surprised Xenophon's Anabasis isn't more popular in such discourse, it describes a host that truly were in such circumstances & overcome them.