Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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To Rule All Under Heaven: Andrew Seth Meyer on the Revolution of Classical China, and How It Changed Human History
The two hundred and eighty years between the death of the philosopher Confucius and the reign of the first Emperor of China saw one of the most profound...
Historically Thinking Roundtable: Historians, Historical Thinking, Civic Trust, and America at 250
This is the first ever Historically Thinking Roundtable. Given that it's 2026, it’s appropriate that this roundtable focus on the 250th anniversary...
Caesar Augustus: Adrian Goldsworthy on the First Emperor of Rome
He was at various times in his life known as Gaius Octavius Thurinus; Gaius Julius Caesar; and Caesar Augustus. He called himself Princeps, the...
The Great Shadow: Susan Wise Bauer on the History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy
For a very long time humans have been getting sick. Sometimes we have gotten sick more easily than at other times. From time to time we get sick from...
Inventing the Future: Bruno Carvalho on Cities, Planning, and the History of Urban Imagination
On November 1, 1755, the city of Lisbon was devastated by a terrible earthquake, and a new era of urban planning began. The reconstruction of Lisbon...
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