The times, they are a-changin’

By akie

Link to story - might be one of the most important political events in a long time.

Here’s a link to the Dylan song that inspired the title.Uncomfortably appropriate.

The collapsing American empire

By akie

Dmirty Orlov has some mighty interesting slides (back from 2006) on similarities between the Russian collapse and the current state of affairs in the United States.

Link

Histomap of world history

By akie

I think I would like to have this map of world history:

“Not a map really, but a 5-foot-high chart showing in one glance 4,000 years of human history on a global scale. Thirty years ago I saw this on the wall of someone’s dorm room and it flipped me out then, and every time I’ve seen it since. Its beauty is how Mr. Sparks divies up world power (somewhat crudely) into its main factions graphed in each increment of fifty years since 2000 B.C.E. Different civilizations are color-coded so one can easily trace the flow and ebb of culture over the centuries.”

Unfortunately, it is out of sale - but luckily there’s still a high quality mirror online.

Dynasty

By akie

A fascinating list of the world’s richest families. Life is easy if your grandfather founded a multinational