Via: hallux • History & Sociology • 4 Comments • one week ago
Do Americans really want urban sprawl?
Via: bob-nelson • History & Sociology • 1 Comments • one month ago
IMNAAHO, "walkable cities" is a topic about which most Americans know little to nothing, simply because the idea is non-existant in many American urban areas. Yuma Arizona is a very nice...
The Economic Excuse Industry is Booming - Paul Krugman
Via: bob-nelson • History & Sociology • 2 Comments • 2 months ago
We see this fascist behavior right here on NT, every day: lies, lies, and more lies.
If the truth is "up", that is no reason not to proclaim with fervor , "DOWN!"
There are links in...
The Basics of Argumentation
Via: evilone • History & Sociology • 20 Comments • 3 months ago
This goes along with yesterday's article on fallacies. It probably should have proceeded, but here we are anyway.
When Do We Paint the Town Red?
Via: robert-in-ohio • History & Sociology • 23 Comments • 3 months ago
"Paint the Town Red" "Yellow Belly" "Black Dog of Depression" "Green Thumb"
All interesting phrases of which there are many, many more and I sometimes wonder where they...
Idioms That Only Americans Understand
Via: robert-in-ohio • History & Sociology • 19 Comments • 3 months ago
I came across this interesting article that was a pleasant diversion from the hubbub of trash talking from one side to the other concerning the senate hearings, the depressing news of the tragedy...
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
By: kavika • History & Sociology • 54 Comments • 6 months ago
A day to celebrate the indigenous people of the America’s and for the Indigenous people to celebrate their culture/language/history and their resilience.
For many of us it is also time to reflect...
Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
Via: hallux • History & Sociology • 14 Comments • 6 months ago
Haitian Soldiers at the Battle of Savannah (1779) •
Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 30 Comments • 7 months ago
In 2022 my wife and I visited Savannah and made it a point to visit Franklin Sq to view the monument. It is inspiring. The drummer boy in it later became the head of the Haitian army and then the...
What Personality Type Are You? The MBTI ("Myers Briggs Typology Indicator") - PART I of V
By: krishna • History & Sociology • 304 Comments • 8 months ago
There are various differing theories of personality-- and personality types. One that I find both interesting and useful...
Sugarcane documentary explores residential school intergenerational trauma and resilience
Via: hallux • History & Sociology • 4 Comments • 9 months ago
Law For The Safeguard Of German Blood And German Honor
Via: john-russell • History & Sociology • 3 Comments • 10 months ago
White Buffalo Calf Born at Yellowstone National Park | Environment
Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 2 Comments • 11 months ago
Are Native American Dual Citizens of the US. The Indian Citizenship Act at 100 years old.
By: kavika • History & Sociology • 37 Comments • 11 months ago
The Irish lighthouse keeper who gave D-Day the go-ahead
Via: hallux • History & Sociology • 18 Comments • 11 months ago
Taking Slavery West in the 1850s
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 13 Comments • last year
I wonder how many Americans would vote for Jeff Davis today.
He was working industriously for his ideals.
That's good, right?
Republican lawmaker leaves loaded gun in Colorado capitol bathroom
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 52 Comments • last year
A quick search told me next to nothing about Mr Wilson. I have no reason to imagine that he's less attentive to firearms than any other.
That's the point....
The Truth About Human Population Decline
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 23 Comments • last year
When I was a kid, a long time ago, we learned that the Earth would one day be over-populated, with all sorts of dire consequences.
This is one of those cases where circumstances change...
The origin of every US state's name
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 7 Comments • last year
If I understand correctly, almost all the states' names are of two origins. Either:
- Long dead kings that no one remembers...
- Native American words and phrases whose meanings we...
The Zone of Interest
By: outis • History & Sociology • 5 Comments • last year
I saw this film a week or ten days ago, and haven't been able to get it out of my mind.
I don't know which is more terrifying: the servants' eyes-down obedience or the meeting of high SS...
The Greenwich Meridian's Forgotten Rival
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 6 Comments • last year
Tim Byrne is "The Tim Traveler". His (more or less) weekly videos are gems of historical and geographical knick-knacks. Utterly without importance, and utterly charming.
I was aware that...
Top 10 US Cities by Population by Decade (since 1790)
By: outis • History & Sociology • 4 Comments • last year
These are the counties with the most bicycle traffic fatalities
Via: outis • History & Sociology • 3 Comments • last year
From what I've seen and read, bike safety is two things: infrastructure and drivers' habits.
So what does this say about Florida?
Words we've ruined
By: outis • History & Sociology • 18 Comments • last year
Etymology is fun. Yup, I really believe that. Where words were born and how they got to be where they are now.
Clear, concise communication requires all parties to understand the same...
Long-Lost Christmas Eve Traditions - Medievalists.net
Via: john-russell • History & Sociology • 1 Comments • 2 years ago
