Historical Perspective Archive
by Historical Period

You can also browse these essays by:
Subject Publication Date


Period Title
Pre-History

The Winds of Change

Antiquity

Death in Athens

Our "Natural" Ancestors?

Relative Horror: The Plagues of the Past and AIDS

Middle Ages

Childhood: Medieval vs. Modern

Small-Pox and Immorality in the Middle Ages

Sexuality and Morality in the Middle Ages

Culture and Morality in the Middle Ages

Living Conditions in the 1500s: Travel

Living Conditions in the 1500s: Crime and Punishment

Living Conditions in the 1500s: Daily Life

Living Conditions in the 1500s: Hunger and Famine

Living Conditions in the 1500s: Housing

Life Expectancy

Renaissance

Of Accountants, Artists, and History

Of Worldly Goods: The Renaissance and Modern Times

Modern (19th and 20th Centuries)

Looking Back

Julian Simon and Wired Slay the Doomsters

Up the Missouri with Lewis and Clark

Comparative Wealth: Bill Gates and the Duke of Westminster

Peter Drucker on Historical Trends in Leisure Time and Bloodless Revolutions

The American Economy: A Long Term View

Food and Medical Care in 20th Century America

Economic Stability In the United States: More or Less?

Life Inside the Home

Living Standards in the US: Housing

Living Standards in the US: Water

Air Safety Since 1960

Accident Rates in the United States


You can also browse these essays by:
Subject | Publication Date