Jeff MillerinAncient WorldAn Ancient Greek Warrior with a Modern American Lust for FameTales of classical Greeks in their plumed helmets and woolen tunics might seem far removed from today’s era of prevaricators, personality…Jul 71Jul 71
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONHow Tech Transfer Discoveries Offer an Upbeat Note in a Downbeat WorldUnless you’re a dedicated scientific research fan, news of discoveries can easily be drowned out by influencer babble, political chatter…Jun 24Jun 24
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATION1932 Through the Eyes of a TeenagerA chance discovery of an old high school yearbook is an artistic surprise.Jun 41Jun 41
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATION10 Features of FascismIf you use the term, be sure to know how to recognize it.May 211May 211
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONIn Praise of TreesAfter 400 million years, we still take for granted one of Nature’s greatest creations.May 10May 10
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONJohn Steinbeck’s “The Moon is Down” is Propaganda for Our Time TooSteinbeck inspired thousands suffering under Nazi occupationMay 6May 6
Jeff MillerHow I Came to Understand My Bullying BossRanking bad bosses is a game no one wants to win. Yet for those of us whose working careers began (gulp) in the last century, we can recall…Apr 211Apr 211
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONGiving the Moon its Day in the SunIn Inca creation lore, Vicarocha — the kingpin of the Inca pantheon— ordered the sun, moon, and stars to take up their assigned positions…Feb 28Feb 28
Jeff MillerinAncient WorldWill America Go the Way of the Hittites?I’ve always been fascinated by the Hittites, an ancient Indo-European civilization that flourished between 1700–1200 BCE in what is now…Feb 1Feb 1
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONVienna in 1900: Glorious and Doomed.All great cities lay claim to at least one golden moment. While we might quibble over what’s required to earn that label, one thing seems…Jan 28Jan 28