The value of the scientific method can, perhaps, be summed up in the following verses from English poet Alexander Pope. Nature and Nature’s Laws lay hid in Night: God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light. –Alexander Pope The above bit of verse might be mediocre, but it sums up a change developing in […]
Category: European History
Edmund Morel and the Belgian Congo
Today I’d like to introduce everyone to one of my new favorite people in history. His name is Edmund Morel, and he ranks among the most heroic figures in the sordid history of the Belgian Congo. Edmund Morel shouldn’t be a historical figure at all. He was a clerk in a shipping company named Elder […]