Humanity… Nietzsche in Isfahan 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026 The Übermensch and the Sufi Idea of the Perfect Man Across civilizations, thinkers have asked the same haunting question: What is the highest form a human being can become? In…
Ancient History… Ill-Bound: On Freedom, Security, and the Illusion of Liberation 25 Jan 202625 Jan 2026 Why Liberation Without Risk Is Not Freedom https://youtu.be/brayy4ptuvY William Wallace, Prometheus, and the Illusion of Liberation At the end of Braveheart, William Wallace is no longer a political figure. His…
Bible… Iran: An Ancient Civilization Yearning for Liberation 19 Jan 202620 Jan 2026 https://youtu.be/gEq09DWttBI Since late December 2025, a powerful new uprising has been surging across Iran, igniting hope for real change. The Iranian people, enduring nearly half a century of oppression under…
Globalism… Humanity in Free Fall: Branded, Connected, Obsolete 6 Aug 20256 Aug 2025 As I sat in my seat on the airplane, watching passengers board, a striking thought took hold. Every race, every creed, and nearly every continent had a representative here. Different…
General… The Blind Painter and the Trauma of Existence 2 Jul 20252 Jul 2025 Humanity’s Masterpiece of Delusion He has never seen the curve of a single hill, the fullness of a flower, or the fiery descent of the sun as it melts into…
Globalism… Totalitarianism vs Humanity 25 Mar 202325 Mar 2023 In this episode of Standup Historian, I have discussed the state of the world, under attack by a scientific-totalitarian system. A system solely based upon a technocratic system that promises…
Books… Are we living in a Simulation? 17 Oct 202217 Oct 2022 In this edition of Standup Historian, Kiarash is back and we discussed a theory that suggests our reality is nothing but a Simulation! In other words, we live in a…
Globalism… Artificial Intelligence and the future of humanity 26 Aug 202226 Aug 2022 In this episode, I have a brilliant young man and we discussed ai, and its role in the future of humanity and whether it poses a threat to humanity or…
Opinion… Money is the root of all evil 3 May 2022 This is another interview with Qafshinra. In this edition of Standup Historian, Qaf talks about the nature and roots of money and introduces the real currency of the universe and…
General… Progress and Madness 2 Nov 202123 Jan 2022 Are we, the humans, happier than in previous centuries? Are we living longer and healthier lives? Do we have better mental and psychological health? Do we see far fewer crimes…
General… The Last War 5 Sep 20215 Sep 2021 Click here to listen to this article August 1st, 2021, marked the end of the United States' longest war in Afghanistan. Under the administration of Joe Biden, the hasty withdrawal…
General… The Fall of Western Ubermensch 17 Aug 202123 Jan 2022 Nietzsche introduced Ubermensch (Superman) in his famous book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Nazis, based on a crude interpretation of this concept, used Ubermensch to describe a biologically superior Aryan. A man…