Occidentosis

History Against the Grain

Have you been feeling a little hollowed out lately? Listless? Not much appetite? Everything starting to taste like a badly overcooked Trump steak marinated in yesterday’s bathtub water? Well, you might just have a case of occidentosis. But not to worry friends, the semester is almost over and the saucy boys are making a history house call. Our diagnosis? You’re just a little queasy from the rollicking Matterhorn ride known as Western Civilization with cheap thrills that fail to deliver. Seems we’ve all been binge eating too much bad amusement park food served up western style, full of consumerism’s empty calories, seasoned with cheap retail democracy, and deep fried in a greasy batter of corporate hooliganism. Not to worry, the HAG doctors are serving up a healthy diet with plenty of good food for thought. So pull up a chair, grab your forks, and dig in to another episode rich with history’s essential nutrients.