Amar Hasan·9h agoSūria: The Forgotten Name of Syria (Part 4 of 5: Enduring Argument)Could the name Syrians never stopped saying preserve an Indic past?
InThe English Language: FAQbyKieran McGovern·1d agoWhere does ‘When in Rome (I Do As The Romans Do)’ come from?A response icon1A response icon1
Amber Larrea·3d agoThe Strange History Behind Things we Say Without ThinkingFrom sneezing and bedbugs to dead people kicking buckets, the English language has some explaining to do.
Cornelisonbrandon·5d agoThe Grand Unifying Template of the Archaic Pantheon: How the PIE *-mó- + Agent Suffix Engine Built…Mainstream historical linguistics has a bad habit of giving up too early. When looking at the names of the most ancient Greek…
The Odd History Network·6d agoThe Receipt Nobody ReadsA medieval Arabic word once meant “here’s what you owe.” Today it names the one tax Americans pay without ever seeing the bill.
InQuestionalitybyLen Bassham·Oct 28‘Full of It’and why I’m proud to beA response icon2A response icon2
InReflections & RealitiesbySaqib Mahmood·Oct 25Before 1156, There Was No Word for RiskEurope had a dozen words for danger. It had none for a danger you choose, price, and sell a share of. That word had to be invented — and…
Chezoovy·Oct 20What do we mean when we say ethics?“What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders when it looks back on what the first did.” ― Peter Singer
InShort. Sweet. Valuable.byMatt Garvin·Oct 15A Short Note on “Drinking the Kool-Aid”The truth behind this lighthearted adage is both dark and sobering.A response icon1A response icon1
