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historical analogies

How Small Groups Can Change Big Things: Lessons from History

June 28, 2026

Small groups with strong beliefs have shaped modern history in surprising ways. In the 1920s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party began as loud voices in beer halls, mocked by most. Few took them seriously at first. Within a decade, they controlled Germany completely. Similarly, the Bolsheviks in Russia start

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How People Used Past Events to Understand the Pandemic

October 26, 2025

People have always looked to the past to make sense of the present. This is especially true during tough times. The COVID-19 pandemic was no different. A study in Germany looked at how people used historical comparisons to understand what was happening around them. The study found that people used