Posted in History, tagged Napoleon, Putin, Time Magazine Person of the Year on December 27, 2007 | No Comments »
So how exactly do you choose a “Person of the Year”? Here’s more from Time’s Richard Stengel:
People tend to think that choosing the Person of the Year is a scientific process. It’s not; it’s a subjective one. There’s no Person of the Year measuring stick or algorithm…We have meetings…But in the end, it has to [...]
Posted in Commentary, History, World History, tagged Nashi, Putin, Russia, Time Person of the Year on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Time has crowned Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year, with Al Gore, J.K. Rowling, Hu Jin Tao of China, and General Petraeus as runners-up.
In making its selection, Time has offered an interesting justification.
TIME’s Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It is not an endorsement. It is not [...]
Posted in American History, European History, History for Adults, The Middle East on December 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Powell History is offering its most amazing set of specials ever this holiday season. There’s never been a better time to enjoy learning history!
The first installment of the acclaimed A First History for AdultsTM curriculum, the 30-lecture “Story of America,” is available for $70 OFF the regular price of $449, from now until Christmas! [...]
Posted in History, History for Adults, The Middle East, World History, tagged Age of Discovery, Battle of Lepanto on December 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Previously in this series, I discussed how Western advances in science and technology championed by Prince Henry “the Navigator” led to the Age of Discovery.
This period starting in 1415 with the conquest of Ceuta in northern Africa is one of the most accessible expressions of the broader secular advance of the West as part of the Renaissance, marking the beginning of [...]
Posted in History, History for Adults, tagged A First History for Adults, Powell History on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
The biggest problem with most history classes is that they are simply boring (as anyone who took history in high school can attest). Out of those that manage to be engaging or at least entertaining, the biggest problem is that you, the student, don’t retain the material you have learned: you may remember a few [...]
Posted in American History, Commentary, The Middle East, tagged Iran, Islamism, National Intelligence Estimate, Terrorism on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The declassified version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran is an interesting document. It is put together by the National Intelligence Council, whose basic objectives–as stated in the NIE–include “to broaden and deepen the Intelligence Community’s perspective.”
In this Council’s document on the “intentions” of the leading sponsor of Islamic Terrorism in the world and an [...]
