Shamefully, Mexico isn’t a

Shamefully, Mexico isn’t a country that provides opportunities equally and democratically to everyone. Although there is a myth as well about that, because if you have something to tell, you will find a way to do it. You might get frustrated doing it but hey, that’s the country we live in. I want the chance … Read more

Great historians can make

Great historians can make the discovery of the real story more exciting than the romantic myth. Stacy Schiff, a great historian as well as a wonderful writer, peels away the layers to reveal the true Cleopatraa much more interesting woman than the Hollywood version and, as it turns out, a formidable queen after all. Evan … Read more

I have always considered

I have always considered imaginative truth to be more profound, more loaded with significance, than every day reality… Everything we dream about, and by that I mean everything we desire, is true (the myth of Icarus came before aviation, and if Ader or Bleriot started flying it is because all men have dreamed of flight). … Read more

Here is a myth

Here is a myth for you if myths are your pleasure: There is no more opportunity in this world. Most people held this false belief fifty years ago, the majority agreed with it five years ago, and practically everyone clings to it today. Clearly, this myth will also be the screaming rage in the future. … Read more