BD’s origins are murky. There are various theories. Based on my research it appears that the holiday can be traced at least to medieval England where it was customary for the aristocracy to allow their servants to spend the day after Christmas with their families. After all, the servants w...
The Augustans talked a lot about bee colonies and ants. Everyone had their duty and everything fit together. Today, in retrospect, it is kind of neoclassical way of looking at society. This was popular at the time. Conformity was priced and there was a rising I think of equality and a ...