Cycles of Change

The Chinese Communist Party is currently pushing a strict and comprehensive policy called the Sinicization of Religion, which requires all religious groups to follow the state's secular ideas instead of their own spiritual beliefs. Under President [...]

The palaces of Mycenaean Greece burned for days in 1200 BC. For four centuries afterward, the Greek world descended into a dark age so profound that the art of writing itself was lost. The sophisticated bureaucracy of the warrior-kings crumbled into [...]

Many people believe the United States is a simple democracy. Other individuals claim it is a republic. This debate is much more than a simple choice of words. It defines the foundational way the entire nation operates. The United States is [...]

The Cloward-Piven Strategy represents a provocative sociological framework conceived by Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven during the mid-twentieth century. This approach posits that radical reform of the social safety net can be achieved through [...]

Efficiency is the gold standard for most machines. A car engine is designed to minimize heat loss; a computer processor is built to execute calculations in nanoseconds. In the world of mechanics and commerce, friction is the enemy. It wastes energy [...]

Emergency sirens represent a significant source of institutional noise pollution in modern cities, and standard sirens produce about 110 decibels, which is twice the level that causes mental stress. While sirens help trucks move through congested [...]

Benjamin Franklin died in 1790. He knew nothing of fiat currency, central banking, global military alliances, or digital surveillance. Any conversation between Franklin and a modern president would begin with confusion, require extensive explanation [...]

The loadout for sleeping outdoors is not a random collection of items but a cohesive life-support system. In the controlled environment of a home, comfort is part of the architecture. Outdoors, comfort must be carried, deployed, and maintained. This [...]