The Traditions, Ideas, and, Events That Shape Us.
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The Fascinating Birth of the Panama Canal
The Panama canal was the missing puzzle piece for efficient economic trade and therefore, power. The Frenchman who built the Suez canal came in with arrogance and made a mess of a large investment, 7 years, and tens of thousands of migrant workers lives were lost. So the project was abandoned by everyone except 1… Continue reading
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The American Bungalow
A pragmatic dream: At the turn of the twentieth century, America was dancing in the midst of the extreme abundance that the Industrial Revolution produced. With the working class deskilled and labor unions being crushed, there was an allure to communist ideology. What won out instead was the pragmatic approach that viewed humans as fallible… Continue reading
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Peru’s Bloody Fight For Freedom
Clash With Natives at the Devil’s Curve 2009 I was initially very hesitant when I began the documentary, When Two Worlds Collide. I thought it was going to be pushing an environmentalist agenda. Certainly, there were elements of that, but it went far deeper as I progressed. It all changed when the gunshots rang through… Continue reading
