Historical Thinker Mugs

Medieval Patent Office

The evolution of an idea.

Auguste Comte

'Don't look now, Newton, but that Einstein kid is finding loopholes.'

'Marx and Engels - why they split.'

Max Weber

Trade-Offs

"When you get to be my age, you start to notice certain patterns in the river of history." "You start to notice, for instance, that the winner always loses." "What's that mean?" "Every great power defines itself as the opposite of its main enemy. Once that enemy is defeated, the great power loses its virtues, its unity... even its identity." "The great power then either creates new enemies, or it fades into history." "(Yawn) Old people talk a lot." "What I'm saying is, you were not my firs

Map Showing Great Distance Between Man And The Zeitgeist

The Tea Party Wants To Take Our Country Back...All The Way Back To 1915...

Seneca

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

"Love thy neighbor?! Where's the fire and brimstone? I'll tell you Saul, they just don't make religions like they used to."

No, you idiots, they don't include a "comments" section.

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

"You're fired."

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

Adult Courses. It's so hard keeping the information from different classes separate! I'm talking film history and psychology. I failed a test because I said a "psychopath" is the walkway Norman Bates took home. I also confused geography and aeronautics. I said the "great plains" are located at an Air Force testing base in the California desert. My worst nightmare was confusing the thinks ti learned in driver's education and statistics. But at least I now know it's driving where you must st

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

'I remember when you used to look for answers using your astute powers of deduction.'

Gender Equality

Albania and North Macedonia: entrance denied

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

'It's a nice idea. A bit rough around the edges but I'm sure it will evolve given time.'

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

Great Chinese Dynasties

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

Demure lady with gloves

"Agamemnon and Clytemnestra have decided to separate amicably."