Freud brought into our awareness and is recognized for such concepts as the “id,” “ego”, “superego” and “Oedipus complex.” But…
Year: 2012
The History of the Psychoanalytic Movement
Chapter I by Sigmund Freud, translated by A. A. Brill I I Sigmund Freud A. A. Brill If in what…
Historical Revolutions
Revolutions throughout history have been fought by those seeking freedom from the crushing hand of their despotic rulers. More recently…
The Death of Legendary Chief Crazy Horse
In the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, one battle stands out in history; the battle of Little Bighorn in June of…
American Indian Movement
One of the leaders, Russell C. Means, of the AIM (American Indian Movement) died on Monday, October 22. At the time of his…
Earliest Evidence of Pythagoras’ Theorem
To answer the question of what is the first evidenced knowledge of the familiar equation, a^2 + b^2 = c^2,…
Stock Market Crash of 1987
I was in my 20s and working for a small business owner on Black Monday, October 19, 1987. I did not…
Famous Ghosts
Captain Kidd purportedly haunts the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts and the ‘the pond’ on Gardiner Island near…
Ayn Rand’s Objectivism
by Research History In 1959, when Ayn Rand was relatively unknown, Mike Wallace conducted her first interview. This broadcast stirred…
Ancient Philosophy for Seniors
According to the Greek philospher Epicurus and the teachings of Zen Buddists, always striving after the next pursuit in the later…
