Would it surprise people that, thanks to Bogumil from ARPLAN, I had discovered the origin point of Pan-Germanic Socialism in the German-speaking world? Would it also surprise people that one of the lasting achievements of Pan-Germanic Socialism’s forebearers has nothing… Read More ›
Month: June 2023
Social Networking: Digital World-Cities of the WWW?
Last year, while trying to research the concept of the Shopping Citadel and its related variants, I began to come across a number of references to the 1960s Counterculture, Silicon Valley, and all the research that later went into the… Read More ›
Update (4 June 2023)
I recently did a bit of browsing in search of information on the early Internet from articles and books to research papers and archived Blog posts. From what I could gather, that sentimental fondness of the early Internet may not… Read More ›
Some Folklore Surrounding Bees
The humble honey bee has always enjoyed a close, symbiotic relationship with humanity. Brittany possesses a rich tradition of beliefs and superstitions surrounding bees and beekeeping. Some Folklore Surrounding Bees
They are exterminating Madeirans in their own land and exchanging them for the rich
40% of properties sold in Madeira in 2022 were sold to foreigners. When a precedent is set for selling Portuguese nationality to foreigners, covered up with the purchase of a house for an exorbitant price, it is simply an attempt… Read More ›
Feminist Economics for All – Open Americas
It may seem obvious to a layperson that failing to support an economy’s labor force must come at a cost. Yet conventional economic models render nearly invisible – or simply wave aside – a dimension of inequality that pervades economic policymaking… Read More ›
Economics, Coins, and Barter: Medieval Money Matters | Cat Rotator’s Quarterly
We live in a money economy, more or less. That’s pretty new for most people. Even in the 1600s, a lot of business was done by barter. However, as Adam Smith pointed out in 1776, it’s hard to make change… Read More ›