I run a weekly podcast in which I interview professors to provide the background to and the history behind current news. As a point of clarification, we don't do history for its own sake. We are NOT a history podcast. We only do the history and background to subjects that are in the news. The name of our podcast is ThePeel.news, which you can find on Apple, Spotify and Google podcasts, and also...
Did we leave in haste? Should we have left at least some troops? And what commitments do we have to our former allies there? What about the refugees from Afghanistan? Any lessons from Vietnam refugees (some were called "the boat people", right?).
Although I am a liberal, sometimes I fear that we are applying today's standards to yesterday's ethics and morals, which were admittedly flawed. I am not advocating that we forget and forgive the wrongs of the past - heck no! All I wonder is whether there is a better of way of teaching about our past than toppling statues and removing passages from our history. How about adding a conspicuous plaque that provides more information about a statue, a relic or an insignia?
I am starting a project that gives context to news through history. I charge an introductory fee of $1.00/month for three months, and thereafter $2.99 month. In WordPress, I signed up with Stripe through the MemberPress plugin. But then found out Stripe charges 30 cents per each transaction, plus an additional 2.9%. I am fine with the 2.9%, but the 30 cents won't work with my low fees. Does...