Archive - System Failure

Money for Nothing

How the Alchemical Dream Actually Came True

Aug 24 •

The Illusion of Self

How Our Perception of Time Gives Rise to The Ego

Aug 17 •

The Human Symphony

How Calculus Suggests Mortality is a Trick of Perception

Aug 10 •

Apples & Alchemy

Sir Isaac Newton and His Obsession with Magic

Aug 3 •

July 2025

Infernal Contracts

On the Surprisingly Platonic History of Science

Jul 27 •

Platonism & Collapse

Why Platonism Reemerges During Times of Economic Crisis

Jul 20 •

New World Order

How Banks Replaced Popes Atop Europe's Political Hierarchy

Jul 13 •

Downfall of the Popes

How the Peace of Westphalia Created Modern Politics

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Crumbling Empires

Two Bold Acts of Defiance Against Imperial Power

Jun 29 •

Rebels of the Reformation

Thrilling Biographies from an Era of Economic Revolt

Jun 22 •

Christmas Coronation

Why the Pope Ambushed Charlemagne with the Imperial Crown

Jun 15 •

Killing Golden Geese

How Wealth Addiction Birthed the Middle Ages

Jun 8 •

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