historian
What is the difference between aligned and de-aligned voting? Answer with reference to the USA
The term ‘aligned’ or ‘de-aligned voter’ refers to partisan alignment; the party identification of most voters with the two main parties is strong, and it is difficult to establish new alignments. Partisan alignment places emphasis on primacy or long-term factors, whereas a de-aligned voter may focus on recency factors. Primacy factors include income, race, religion, … Continue reading What is the difference between aligned and de-aligned voting? Answer with reference to the USA
Got any Civil War jokes?
Chinese Archaeology
Nice short watch. One thing I took from this was that it is fascinating how, in many cultures, preparation for the afterlife dominates everyday activities.
The Trojan Horse Meme
T-Shirts of Trauma: From Suicide Notes to Blood Spatter Patterns
A good friend of mine recently posted a link to a young girl wearing a mass-production t-shirt on Facebook. Why would you even click the link? What's the issue? This is the issue. This is the t-shirt. One of many actually. This t-shirt comes in different shapes and colours all bearing the same design - … Continue reading T-Shirts of Trauma: From Suicide Notes to Blood Spatter Patterns
If it ain’t Baroque…
What is the impact of democratic overload in USA elections? (Short essay)
It has been a little while since I posted something with a bit more meat to its bones, so here is a short essay on US politics - What is the impact of democratic overload in USA elections? It is paradoxical that in the country that is the world’s greatest advocate of democracy, turnout at … Continue reading What is the impact of democratic overload in USA elections? (Short essay)
Meme of the Day
Thou art unfit for any place but Hell!
In my fit of Shakespearean awe, while I was doing a little digging into the world of Antony and Cleopatra this afternoon, I came across this webpage and I think it's fantastic. It's a Shakespearean insult generator - what more could you want on a Sunday evening? And who says historians can't have fun! http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html?
The Historian's Apprentice 