Here is further proof of how social movements work.  Groups that are seeking change often stop when they get "half a loaf," or enough of their goals to stop pushing for what they reall want to accomplish.  The end of this article illustrates the theory so perfectly that it is almost scary.

It is so important, that here, I will quote it:  “I think ( Read more... )

As a historian, I had to take a lot of classes on different aspects of history in order to earn my degrees.  One class I took in graduate school was one in which I had no interest.  Looking back, I clearly should have known better because it is an invaluable tool to anyone who fancies themselves a historian or any student of history.  This class ( Read more... )