by David Tollen | Mar 15, 2022 | The Postclassical Age, The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics
Vladimir Putin may have created a new superpower — and it’s not Russia. In the weeks since Putin invaded Ukraine, the European Union has changed. A recent New York Times opinion piece suggests the invasion has both united and militarized the EU...
by David Tollen | Jan 31, 2020 | The Early Modern Age
This week in 1521 saw the opening of the Diet of Worms: the great meeting of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to address the turmoil created by Martin Luther. Luther was a clergyman and professor who had repeatedly criticized the Church and attacked its doctrines....