We still assess learning as if recall were intelligence. From Egypt’s “Houses of Life” to Paris in 1231, this piece traces how exams became gates—and how we can reclaim learning as pursuit, not permission. Toward Equality Without Distinction.

Division has become the currency of politics. Across the world, debate no longer aims to solve problems — it hardens sides. What if politics could return to serving everyone, not just tribes?

In late-Sengoku Kyoto, a tall African arrived with the Jesuits. Nobunaga tested him, then hired and armed him. Known as Yasuke, he appears at councils and at Honnō-ji—then the record thins. This article gathers the best evidence and clears away the legend.

Real equality isn’t balancing categories—it’s refusing to need them. A philosophy that values people by choices, actions, and contributions rather than labels.

What made Grace Darling a national hero while Mary Anning was forgotten? This post explores how society celebrates the dramatic but overlooks the groundbreaking—and what that reveals about power, gender, and the stories we choose to tell.