History

Where Did Islam Come From?

Assessing the historical claims and arguments in ‘The Sacred City’ (2016), by Dan Gibson

Jun 11 •

What We Learn From the Rollup of Russian Illegals in Brazil

Maintaining perspective on the Russian intelligence threat.

May 21 •

Assessing the Claim of 27 Million Soviet Deaths in the War Against Nazism

A case study of a widespread problem.

Apr 12 •

More Evidence Iran Was Behind the 7 October 2023 Massacre in Israel

Exploring the captured documents from Gaza.

Mar 26 •

The Worst Roman Emperor?

Examining the sources behind Elagabalus’s reputation.

Feb 7 •

Puritans and Persecution in America: The Salem Witch Trials

Tracing the outbreak of the witch panic, its escalation, the trials, and executions.

Jan 29 •

Salem on the Eve of the Witch Trials

What was it about the Massachusetts Bay Colony that set the stage for madness?

Jan 25 •

Syria is Free of Bashar al-Asad

It is finally over. Now what comes next?

Dec 9, 2024 •

Jewish Influence and the Origins of Islam

A story of collaboration turning into confrontation.

Nov 28, 2024 •

Did the Qur’an Exist Before Muhammad?

An intriguing theory with radical implications.

Nov 19, 2024 •

Martin Luther King and J. Edgar Hoover

The interaction of the civil rights movement, Communism, and the FBI in the 1960s.

Nov 16, 2024 •

Crusaders and “Assassins”: A Murder-Mystery in the Medieval Levant

The case of Conrad of Montferrat, 900 years on.

Nov 14, 2024 •

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