Cicero and Greece

He Was Probably Right

Massimo Pigliucci | Aeon | 21st September 2026

Cicero created a usable model of philosophical scepticism 2000 years ago. “The genuine sceptic is not the person who doubts everything, nor the person who demands proof before believing anything. It is the person who has learned to hold their best views with exactly the right strength of grip: firmly enough to act on them, loosely enough to let go when the evidence turns” (3,300 words)

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Where In The World Is Greece?

Ben | Flyover Takes | 21st September 2026

Greece’s projected image as the fountainhead of European culture provides an incomplete picture of history and the present. The Greek struggle for independence from the Ottomans became an international cause célèbre thanks largely to an East-versus-West framing, belied by its ground realities. With the Western patina wearing off, “it is returning to what it always was: a normal Balkan nation” (2,700 words)