Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole—Sheldon Bart
In the age of adventure, when dirigibles coasted through the air and vast swaths of the Earth remained untouched and unseen by man, one pack of relentless explorers competed in the race of a lifetime:...
13 Feb 20181h 43min
Positive Legacies of the Mongolian Empire: International Trade, Religious Tolerance, Career Opportunities, and Horse Milk
The Mongolian Empire has a well-deserved reputation for its brutality (it did, after all, kill 40 million in the 12th century, enough people to alter planetary climate conditions). But it's positive l...
8 Feb 201845min
America's Utopian Communities: From Plymouth Colony's Failed Experiments in Collective Farming to 60s Hippie Communes—Timothy Miller
One of the oldest traditions in America is trying (and failing) to set up a utopian community. French Enlightenment thinkers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed if man could return to a state of na...
6 Feb 201842min
The Reasons the Mongolian Army Was Unstoppable
Mongols were fierce on horseback, but so were the many other steppe nomads who tried and failed to conquer the walled cities of China, Persia, and Rome. Yet the Mongols succeeded where their predecess...
2 Feb 201810min
Horse and Bow- A Mongol's Two Best Friends
Steppe nomads plagued the ancient world with their cavalries, but nobody perfected this form of warfare like the Mongols. A horse archer had such a deep kinesthetic relationship with his steed he coul...
1 Feb 20189min
The Rise of Genghis- From Temujin to the Great Khan
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31 Jan 201814min
The Mongols Killed So Many People They Lowered the Global Temperature
Welcome to part one of Mongol Week(s). In this multi-part series, we will look at the Mongolian Empire from multiple perspectives, including its unprecedented level of brutality (so many died from the...
30 Jan 201812min
Chester A. Arthur's Presidency Was a Colossal Accident...And a Huge Success
Chester A. Arthur, America's 21st president, lands on the lists of the most obscure chief executives. Few know anything about him besides his trademark mutton-chop sideburns. Moreover, he fell into th...
29 Jan 201851min
