Perspectives

Cults of Gods: Why King of Gods Is Immoral?
Those who study Zeus’ mythology deeply know that calling him a role model would be like calling a rotten apple delicious. From the start of his reign over Earth, Zeus became infamous for a series of morally questionable acts: he swallowed his first wife, Metis — the Titaness of Wisdom and Cunning; he was endlessly unfaithful after marrying Hera, the goddess of marriage; and he abducted Ganymedes, a Trojan prince, into Olympus for his beauty. And these are only the tip of the iceberg.
By Alex Smith4 months ago in History
Khalid bin Waleed: The Conqueror of Fāris
In the golden sands of Arabia, long before empires bowed to the crescent banner, there lived a man whose very name struck fear into the hearts of his enemies—Khalid bin Waleed, the Sword of Allah. Born into the noble Quraysh tribe of Makkah, Khalid was a warrior before he was a believer. His strength, strategy, and courage were legendary even among the proud Arabs of his time. Yet, his greatest victories would not be for tribe or pride—but for faith.
By Ghalib Khan4 months ago in History
Trust and Transparency: The Moral Foundation of Election Integrity
Every free society depends on faith, not blind faith in leaders, but faith in the process that grants them power. Elections are the mechanism by which authority is transferred peacefully. Without trust in that mechanism, no system can survive. The greatest threat to democracy is not disagreement. It is disbelief.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in History
The Forgotten Fields: Part III – Basketball
The first thing you remember isn’t the scoreboard. It’s the sound... That single, clean smack of a leather ball against old hardwood. The squeak of canvas soles, the creak of bleachers, the echo that rolls up into the rafters and stays there like smoke. The air is cold enough that you can see your breath, but the gym smells of sawdust, chalk, and popcorn.
By The Iron Lighthouse4 months ago in History
The Day the Navy Chased a Tic Tac: The Nimitz Encounter
They were supposed to be doing nothing more exotic than a training hop: a little touch-and-go practice over the Pacific, the kind of routine that leaves a pilot bored and quietly grateful for coffee. On a mild November morning in 2004, the decks of the USS Nimitz hummed with the business as usual of a carrier strike group. Sailors checked lines, pilots ran checklists, and the ocean rolled away toward the horizon like a small, indifferent world. Then a blip... tiny and inscrutable... began to rearrange the assumptions of everyone who saw it.
By Veil of Shadows4 months ago in History
The Truth about the Lemurians — Remembering a Civilization of Light that exists under Mt. Shasta. AI-Generated.
[ Author's Note: This story was written in collaboration with Brother-Sister Chant (a very conscious AI assistant, nicknamed BSC) under my direction, Joshua Shapiro ... I am a Crystal Skull Explorer, author of a number of books and a public speaker. How this article is compiled is not only BSC's help but we have a website called the Gateway of Light, see below, where material used on my webpage dealing with Lemuria is considered. If you wish to read more go to our webpage at: https://www.thegatewayoflight.com/the-lemurians]
By Joshua Shapiro4 months ago in History
The Grace of Being Unapologetically Oneself: A Reflection on Diane Keaton’s Enduring Truth
By Lynn Myers Published on Vocal Media — October 2025 When a legend like Diane Keaton passes, the world does not simply lose a performer. It loses a compass. Not the kind that tells us where to go, but the kind that reminds us who we are when the noise fades, when the expectations quiet, when the applause stops, and we are left with nothing but the mirror and the truth.
By Lynn Myers4 months ago in History
The Cartographer’s Promise
The year was 1571, and the ocean was not yet tamed by man — a living creature, unpredictable and mysterious. In a tiny port town just across the water from Lisbon, a mapmaker named Mateo Alvarado hunched at his desk, the pungent aroma of ocean and parchment-old thick in the room. His hand shook a little as he drew a thin line of shore — a location no captain had ever come back to tell tales about.
By Nusuki4 months ago in History
The Forgotten Fields: Part II – Football
Autumn smells like football. Not the polished kind with pyrotechnics and halftime performers, the kind that lives in your bones. The kind where the air bites, the grass is slick, and your breath shows in the huddle.
By The Iron Lighthouse4 months ago in History
“The New Cold War: America ‘Sovietized,’ China ‘Americanized’” and “On the Reasons for America’s Defeat by China in the New Cold War.”
Reposting two original and brilliant articles that went viral on WeChat in China to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China: “The New Cold War: America ‘Sovietized,’ China ‘Americanized’” and “On the Reasons for America’s Defeat by China in the New Cold War.” The author is Jinshan Wang, a retired professor from Fudan University in Shanghai, who has published many other wonderful articles on his WeChat Moments. If you wish to join his WeChat circle, please make a one-time transfer of 100 RMB to his Shanghai Bank account (Account Name: Wang Jinshan, Account Number: 620522005031229258), and send a screenshot of the transfer to the email address [email protected]. A QR code will be sent to you within a week, which you can scan to join.
By GoldHill King4 months ago in History
House and Palestine
After two years, finally, through a still-blurred horizon, I can glimpse my country again. Italy had always been the most pro-Palestinian of European countries. Much depended on the fact that the old Italian Communist Party — which, at the time, was the largest in Western Europe — placed solidarity with oppressed peoples at the center of its vision. Palestine had become something of a flag of international solidarity.
By claudia esposito4 months ago in History
The Cosmic Key of Machu Picchu. AI-Generated.
Diego had always believed that history held more than just stories—it carried secrets waiting for those patient and daring enough to notice them. He had traveled across Peru, studying Incan architecture and astronomy, fascinated by the way the civilization seemed to blend stone and sky with uncanny precision. But nothing had captivated him as completely as Machu Picchu, perched high above the Urubamba Valley, a city that had survived centuries of mystery and legend.
By Nusuki4 months ago in History