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Rambles through History and Philosophy

The articles collected here provide brief glimpses into the past. If you share my fascination with the thoughts, the lives, and the environment of the people that lived before us, take a look.

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jul 22

Bombing Japan

The Tokyo Firestorm and the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jul 25, 2023

A Beginning

The Rise of Civilization in Northern England

Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Dec 3, 2020

The Road to Civil War

The ten years between 1850 and 60 were good years for the American South: cotton, its main product, was in high demand…

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

May 20, 2021

Working with Historical Data

Slavery and Economic Disparity in the Pre-Civil War USA

Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jun 20, 2021

A Strange Case of Terrorism

Christian ‘Martyrs’ in medieval Cordoba

Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jun 30, 2021

The Bleak Land

The truth about King Arthur’s England

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jul 29, 2021

The Devil’s Judge

Roland Freisler, President of the People’s Court, personally issued 2600 death…

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Dec 15, 2021

Alternate History

Lords of the Baltic and the Northern Sea

If Denmark won the Battle of…

Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Jan 17, 2022

The Gift from Alexandria

How a Jewish Scholar provided the foundations of Christian Philosophy and…

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Michael Stein in Rambles through History and Philosophy

Feb 2, 2022

A Stroll Through Ancient Athens

Another way of reading Plato’s Dialogues

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