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The Inquisitions of the Middle Ages – Part 3: The Inquisitions and Freedom of Speech โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

In modern secular societies, relativistic views prevail. Truth is often determined by one’s preferences and feelings. If believing something feels good or makes you happy, ipso facto the belief is true and valid. Thus, freedom of speech is an inalienable right given to all people and all opinions are correct; right or wrong and absolute […]

Reinventing Ticket Sales with Pretix by Talking Kotlin

๐Ÿš€ Immerse yourself in the world of Kotlin as the latest podcast episode unveils the inner workings of the Kotlin Foundation! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Join Sebastian and Hadi and a stellar lineup of guests, including Ksenia Shneyveys, Trisha Gee, Kevin Galligan, Charles Anderson, and Jeffrey van Gogh, as they share exclusive insights into the foundation’s mission, projects, […]

A Daring 1942 Raid by Britain Against Nazi Germany: Operation Biting โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

As the Nazi forces of fascist Germany ravaged Europe, Britain and the commonwealth stood alone upholding the ideas of freedom, until the USA entered the war on December 7, 1941, against Japanese imperialism and European fascist brutality, after the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Britain then curtailed Hitler’s plans to invade Britain (Operation Sea Lion), […]

Was the Cold War Inevitable? Considering the โ€œWhat-Ifโ€ of a Wallace Presidency โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

In a 2012 โ€œdocumentaryโ€ film and book titled The Untold History of the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone contended that there would have been โ€œno Cold Warโ€ had Henry Wallace, FDRโ€™s third-term vice president, not been forced off the ticket by reactionary Democratic Party leaders in 1944.[1] Wallace, rather than Harry Truman, would have become […]

Elizabeth Fenning: A Miscarriage of Justice in 19th Century England โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Elizabeth โ€œElizaโ€ Fenning was born on June 10, 1793 in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Her parents William and Mary Fenning had a total of ten children, but only Elizabeth survived to adulthood, a common occurrence due to the high infant mortality rate at the time. Her father had been a soldier. Upon his discharge, […]

Just what was the Varangian Guard? โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Origins and Formation Byzantine Emperor Basil II suffered a major defeat against the Bulgarians in 986, at Trajan’s Gate, a strategic mountain pass in Bulgaria. The rebels Bardas Sclerus and Bardas Phocas renewed their attempts to supplant Basil and seize the Byzantine throne for themselves. Surrounded by enemies both within and without the empire, Basil […]

What were the Origins of the Internet? Counterinsurgency, Surveillance and the Vietnam War โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Despite the hold that the internet now has on everyday life, it is difficult to imagine it as something that was ever invented. Unlike the car, the telephone, or the aeroplane, the internet by comparison has managed to achieve ubiquity without us being able to point to an obvious creator. Of course, we see traces […]

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: 110 Years Ago โ€” History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Oskar Potiorek Bosnia and Herzegovina was a hotly disputed territory in 1914. It had been annexed by the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1910 from the crumbling Ottoman Empire, but was also claimed by neighboring Serbia and had a growing nationalist movement amongst its youth who wanted it to be part of a South Slav state. The […]

Kord: Deep Dive into the Discord API by Talking Kotlin

๐Ÿš€ Immerse yourself in the world of Kotlin as the latest podcast episode unveils the inner workings of the Kotlin Foundation! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Join Sebastian and Hadi and a stellar lineup of guests, including Ksenia Shneyveys, Trisha Gee, Kevin Galligan, Charles Anderson, and Jeffrey van Gogh, as they share exclusive insights into the foundation’s mission, projects, […]