In my latest piece for the Rebel I explain why it's a good thing that the British prefer to say " trick or treat” instead of chanting “Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder treason and plot”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjTlSP5524Y
In my latest Rebel video I reminisce about very ancient computers and this cool thing that allowed computers to talk to one another. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PKV8s3K6tc
In my latest piece for The Rebel I talk about how Sigmund Freud’s theories, after an obscure start with the release of advance copies of The Interpretation of Dreams on Oct. 22 1899, came to play a large part in making the 20th century a relativistic nightmare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUkIglKa4dY
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In my latest Rebel video I note that on Oct. 15, 1529, Suleiman “The Magnificent” began a retreat from Vienna which his armies had just failed to capture. But he and his successors didn’t give up attacking the West, by land and sea, to concentrate on respecting the rights of their citizens and leaving other people alone. Strange, and ultimately squalid, kind of magnificence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91MN2oR7xrs
In my latest Rebel piece I deplore our undue reliance on Charles Dow's invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofD57SCtTVg
In my latest Rebel piece, I raise a tin of mead to a great king. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqf3Eqhehew
In my latest Rebel piece I reflect on how often the big headlines of the day and what matters to history diverge wildly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWCxttxC1UE