William M. Briggs

Item The Beatles: Has evolutionary biology proved the Fab Four's early work wasn't 'musically important'? "I think that our estimation of the Beatles' importance at that time, or how we…

We all know the saying that history repeats itself, 'first as tragedy, second as farce'. That was Marx's take on Hegel's musings about history. Marx was particularly noting the rather…

Let's consider the word "controversial." According to Merriam-Webster it is "of, relating to, or arousing controversy." "Controversy" is defined as "a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views." The…