Jonny Thomson

October 14, 2022
Would You Open Your Stasi File?
One of the biggest reasons given for not finding out was that people were worried that their present-day relationships would be damaged if they learned that others close to them...
July 11, 2022
How Did History's Geniuses Make Their Money?
Academia rarely pays the bills. Instead, these greats needed side hustles, multiple jobs, and some dodgy dealings.
May 24, 2022
Was China Naturally Receptive to Marxism?
There are certainly connections between Maoism and Chinese tradition, but this underplays the huge, brutal effort Mao took to purge views that didn't match...