The History Geek

Dooming a System By Refusing To Save It

Finding lessons in the dying days of pre-revolutionary France

The Man Who Tamed Wall Street

How an Italian immigrant changed America’s relationship with the financial market

Emma Goldman: The Radical Saint of Resistance

This courageous revolutionary fought for justice her whole life

Young People Who Shook the Pillars of Heaven

The activists of Parkland, Florida aren’t the first teens and students who have…

The Crimes of John A. Macdonald Were Illegal In His Day, Too

Perpetrators shouldn’t be excused because…

Dear Americans: I Want You To Know That You’re Awesome

This is an opinion piece, but I have facts on…

Weimar Germany and today’s America: do they compare?

Rhetoric finds parallels, but the facts won’t…

Hitler’s God of War

Oskar Dirlewanger symbolized the Nazi way of fighting

Addicted Leaders, Oceans of Blood

How has addiction influenced history?