Cailian SavageDid Medieval Peasants Drink Beer Because The Water Was Dirty?One of our most enduring myths about “the Dark Ages” might not hold up to scrutiny.·7 min read·4 days ago--3--3
Cailian SavageThe English Holiday Resort With A Lower Life Expectancy Than AngolaBlackpool is at once Britain’s most popular coastal resort, and one of its bleakest places.·6 min read·May 9, 2024--3--3
Cailian SavageinStartup StashWhy Russia’s Economy Seems To Be Doing FineAre Western sanctions slowly strangling the Russian bear — or somehow fueling it?·6 min read·Apr 30, 2024--24--24
Cailian SavageNo, Chechnya Isn’t Banning Music That Is Too Fast Or Too SlowPerhaps it was planning to — but it insists otherwise.·4 min read·Apr 21, 2024--1--1
Cailian SavageNobody Wants To Host The Olympics AnymoreAnd frankly, who can blame them?·5 min read·Apr 15, 2024--45--45
Cailian SavageThe Japanese Suicide MythJapan, contrary to popular belief, is no longer abnormal for its deaths of despair.·4 min read·Apr 8, 2024--1--1
Cailian SavageThe Moscow Terror Attack: What You Should KnowTerrorism plagued Russia in the past — are those times returning?·6 min read·Mar 28, 2024--1--1
Cailian SavageWhy Dictators Bother Holding Rigged ElectionsIf you’re going to win with 99% of the vote, why bother letting people vote?·5 min read·Mar 20, 2024--1--1
Cailian SavageAre “Model Minorities” A Real Thing?Are Japanese people better immigrants than Nigerians?·6 min read·Mar 14, 2024--1--1
Cailian SavageWhy The Richest Countries Have The Lowest Home-Ownership RatesAnd why everyone in poor countries owns their own home.·5 min read·Mar 7, 2024--15--15