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Russian cosmism, emerging at the end of the 19th century and resurging in the early 20th century, is a philosophical and cultural movement with a broad theory combining religion, ethics, and natural philosophy.

Power devoid of love can lead to reckless and abusive behaviour.

Bringing down the system doesn’t mean it’ll be replaced by the system you’d prefer. Those who destroy rarely have much control over what fills the vacuum of power.

This book explores the history of the British Empire. It considers the changing motivations of the British, the circumstances that led to its pre-eminence, the impact it had on the world, and the nature of its downfall.

Gandhi observes that Europeans live in better houses and wear more varied clothing compared to a century ago, with advancements in technology replacing spears with firearms and manual labour with steam engines in agriculture.

Typically the chatter around soft landing peaks just as recessions happen.

The paper investigates the existence of a socioeconomic premium associated with the size of a country, analysing data from 200 countries over 50 years.

Catherine of Siena, an Italian mystic and laywoman, became involved in papal politics, primarily through her letters, and was canonized in 1461 and later named a Doctor of the Church.

Recession is generally considered a natural phase of economic cycles, but Australia has defied this trend with nearly 30 years of expansion.

Australia had 174,129 dwelling commencements in the past four quarters based on the following quarterly totals:

Stubborn Attachments is an important and early entry into the renewed genre of progress-motivated capitalism. If you’re sick of the pessimism and cynicism pervasive in today’s culture, give it a read.

The stereotype that millennials cannot afford significant assets due to expensive eating habits, such as consuming avocado toast, is dismissed as unfounded and attributed to perceived jealousy from older generations.

Chinese food in the West is often Cantonese due to early Chinese immigration during a time when Western palates were conservative.

The paper assesses country-specific human capital in terms of labour productivity, independent of wage discrimination, adjusting for education and experience.

Ideologies attract certain psychological temperaments, with supporters often mistakenly believing their backing is rooted in science and objectivity when in reality it conflicts with material reality.

John Adams is known for his quotations, many originating from letters to his wife, Abigail.

Henry George was a prominent Gilded Age economist whose book ‘Progress and Poverty’ influenced Sun Yat-sen, the founder of modern China. Sun’s political philosophy, the Three Principles of the People, especially the principle of mínshēng, reflected Georgist ideas.

The industrial revolution significantly boosted economic output, populations, living standards, and life expectancy, with Britain leading due to high wages and low energy costs coupled with incentivised mechanisation of manufacturing.

“Malleus Maleficarum,” written by Heinrich Kramer in 1486, is a well-known treatise on witchcraft, presenting the author’s views, which he ascribes to be the stance of the Church, on prosecuting witches and equating sorcery with heresy.

Bumiputera is a Malaysian term identifying indigenous peoples, including Malays and the Orang Asli, and it informs affirmative action policies favouring them, originally to ease post-1969 racial tensions.

Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher and a cornerstone in media theory, famous for his aphorism “the medium is the message”.

The Kristang, also known as Portuguese-Eurasians, are a creole ethnic group in Malaysia with mixed heritage, predominantly Portuguese and Malaccan, along with Dutch, British, Jewish, Malay, Chinese, and Indian influences.

Enrique of Malacca was a Malay who became part of Magellan’s expedition, which completed the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Wong Ah Kiu, also known as Nyonya binti Tahir, was a Malaysian woman of mixed descent who was raised Buddhist despite being born to a Muslim family. Her case raised issues of religious freedom in Malaysia when a dispute emerged over her funeral rites after her death.

Lina Joy, originally Azlina Jailani, converted from Islam to Christianity at age 26 and sought legal recognition of her conversion in Malaysia.