“In the first two centuries of colonization, the border between natives and newcomers was porous, almost nonexistent. The two societies mingled in… — Charles C. Mann John adams Copy Share Image
“the king was talking with Bartolomé de las Casas, a fiery Dominican priest who had just completed Brief Account of the Destruction… — Charles C. Mann De Las Casas Copy Share Image
“Where does government come from?” Haas asked. “What makes people decide to surrender some of their personal liberty to it? What did… — Charles C. Mann Freedom Copy Share Image
“With its federal government that can supersede state and local law, its dependence on rule by the majority rather than consensus, its… — Charles C. Mann Federal government Copy Share Image
“Criminals beheaded in Palermo, heretics burned alive in Toledo, assassins drawn and quartered in Paris—Europeans flocked to every form of painful death… — Charles C. Mann Colonialism Copy Share Image
As an issue, climate change was unlucky: when nonspecialists first became aware of it in the 1990s, environmental attitudes had already become… — Charles C. Mann Change Copy Share Image
Obama issued a slew of executive orders about climate change during the eight years of his presidency. Inexplicably, President Trump revoked about… — Charles C. Mann Change Copy Share Image
Artificial lighting, air-conditioning, and automobiles, all powered by fossil fuels, swaddle us in our giddy modernity. In our ergonomic chairs and acoustical-panel… — Charles C. Mann Carbon Copy Share Image
“The second myth is that in its appetite for death as spectacle the Triple Alliance was fundamentally different from Europe. Criminals beheaded… — Charles C. Mann Death Copy Share Image
“Likely the milpa cannot be replicated on an industrial scale. But by studying its essential features, researchers may be able to smooth… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
Scientists have established huge numbers of links between particular diseases and snippets of DNA, but in the great majority of cases, this… — Charles C. Mann Cases Copy Share Image
Canceling the climate pact will loudly demonstrate Trump's willingness to fight - an important step for the White House because, on a… — Charles C. Mann Climate Copy Share Image
By the 1980s, businesses had realized that environmental issues had a price tag. Increasingly, they balked. Reflexively, the anticorporate Left pivoted; Earth… — Charles C. Mann Business Copy Share Image
