Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now generally recognized in Biblical scholarship that it has done the opposite. The Bible is not a historical text, and has only vague resemblances to what took place, as far as can be reconstructed. For example, whether Israel ever existed is not clear; if so, it was probably a small kingdom somewhere in the hills, apparently virtually unknown to the Egyptians.

I doubt that national languages will disappear. In fact, to some extent they're becoming more diverse, like in Europe.

The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened and that was a big factor, but the domestic contribution was basically guerrilla warfare.

If the authors and custodians of history turn out to have an attractive image, it is only reasonable to look beyond and ask whether the image they construct is accurate.

The United States happens to be the only state in the world that has been condemned by the World Court for international terrorism.

Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.

The internet is something created largely by public funding.