I ask my readers to excuse me for the relative dearth of posts over the last month or two. The back log of posts is reaching intolerable levels, but it cannot be helped. In two weeks I will be moving away from the Hawaiian islands. Preparation for this move has swallowed up most of the […]
The world before the Mongols. Map Created by Thomass Lessman for Wikimedia “I will now tell you all about the Tartars and how they acquired their empire and spread throughout the world.” – Marco Polo, The Travels [1] I suspect the Mongol Empire needs no introduction to the readers of The Stage. No conquests so […]
Beginning tomorrow the author of this blog shall be traveling on the other side of the “Great Firewall.” While I am sure I shall be able to leap the Firewall should desperate need arise, the occasion of my journey will allows little time for blogging. Expect e-mails sent to the Scholar’s Stage account to be […]
Note: I am keeping this post at the top for the first week or so of the Stage’s reboot. New posts are below.Two years ago I left the life that I had known to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was the best decision I have ever […]
NOTE TO THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES ON THIS PAGE: As of Feb 2013 The Scholar’s Stage has been reborn. A round up of all posts published in its first month can be found here. Pressing the “Home” link on the sidebar will show you the most recent posts. This will be my last post for […]
According to Google Analytics, this year the ten most popular posts on the Stage were: 1. Naxalism: A Short Introduction to India’s Scariest Security Threat 2. Notes on the Dynamics of Human Civilization: The Growth Revolution, Part I 3. America’s Greatest Challenge – and Danger 4. Cases in Plutarchy? The U.S. Senate by Graduating Institution 5. Did […]
A rather nasty virus has taken my primary computer out of action. Blogging will be sparse until it is back up and running.
To the readership: As he is heading to the mainland to visit family for a month or so, this author will be in lost in transit for the next few days. Expect posting to be light over the next week. Likewise, I ask the proprietors of the other sites I frequent (and occasionally start arguments […]
Not too long ago I wrote: I have been a little busy this last week. Odds are that I will be busy over the next week as well. The wait should be worth it, however – I have written drafts of several posts that might just pique the readership’s interest. Later this week I should […]
The author announces his intent to take Sundays off. The Hebrews were on to something with this one. A day set aside for reading, rest, spiritual edification, and general recuperation will do a man good, and it is not something he can get when participating in inflammatory online debates or ceaselessly monitoring the constant stream […]
