Essays tagged History
Work & Economy
Silencing the Money Boogeyman
I've spent years trying to figure out how to earn more money, managing what I had saved, selling my time and skills in exchange for it and, unfortunately, at times conflating my net worth with my self-worth. Yet, I still felt like I didn't understand something that seemingly runs our world.
· 8 min read
Culture & Identity
There Will Be a Last President of the United States
On the morning of May 12, 1797, Ludovico Manin entered the Great Council chamber inside the Doge's Palace in Venice. Behind him hung Tintoretto's enormous Paradise. Outside, people crowded into St. Mark's Square. Across northern Italy, word had spread. Napoleon's armies were advancing toward the republic. Manin had spent the previous eight years as doge of Venice. He was about to become its last.
· 5 min read