Wine: Humanity’s Original Survival Hack (aka Liquid Sanitation with Style)

Let’s face it—if you think water is safe, congratulations, you’re probably not living in the first century. Wells and cisterns looked innocent, but sip a cup and you might as well have been drinking a smoothie of bacteria, dirt, and whatever poor soul didn’t wash their hands yesterday. People back then didn’t know about germs—they just knew that gulping down that “clear” liquid was a roll of the dice with your intestines.

New Yorkers Deserve What They Get Now That They’ve Elected Mamdani the Commie

London’s Daily Mail newspaper predicts 800,000 people will flee New York if Muslim communist Zohran Mamdani wins today’s mayoral election. The poll, conducted by J.L. Partners for the Daily Mail, may be understating the mass exodus from New York if Mamdani takes over Gracie Mansion.

Grace Alone: A Loving Look at Mormon Beliefs Through a Biblical Lens

In 1830, Joseph Smith founded what would become The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, introducing a unique set of scriptures and doctrines that diverge from historic Christianity. While Mormons and Christians share many moral values—family, honesty, service—their theology differs sharply at several key points.

The Empire Eater — Lessons from the Graveyard of Empires, Epilogue

They called Afghanistan “The Graveyard of Empires,” and by the time the Soviets showed up, it already had a headstone collection. The Persians, the Greeks, the Mongols, and the British were all buried there in one form or another. Still, the Soviets thought they could be different. They always do.

The Empire Eater — Lessons from the Graveyard of Empires, Part II

Part II — The Empire That Wouldn’t Quit (1878–1880, 1919) Most nations learn from pain. Empires just reload. Four decades later, London decided another Afghan “adjustment” was needed. The Russians were sniffing around again, and Britain wanted control of Kabul’s foreign policy. Cue Round Two, where British troops marched back into Afghanistan and once again …

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History Doesn’t Repeat — It Just Rhymes When It’s Drunk

They say history repeats itself, but that’s lazy thinking. History doesn’t repeat — it stumbles out of the bar at 2 a.m., grabs the wrong Uber, and wakes up wearing someone else’s crown, wondering why the peasants are revolting again. What really happens is that patterns emerge — and if you’re lucky (or paying attention), they’re the good kind.