We know different countries - sometimes cities - adhere to differing time zones but did you know this has often been used as a means of political authoritarianism? Elena Goukassian writing in Lapham’s Quarterly unfolds some of the most precarious time changes throughout history.

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Lapham’s Quarterly goes into the past to help us make sense of the present. It dives into history, finding the roots of education, science, literary, political, and economic thinking. 

Time Lords: A History Of Authoritarian Time Changes