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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War and Power: Phillips Payson O’Brien on Who Wins Wars and Why
For at least two centuries, ideas of international relations and grand strategy have been premised on the notion of “great powers.” These were mighty...
Bloody Crowns: Michael Livingston on Two Hundred Years of War, Power, and Transformation
The young King was determined to strike. His throne and power had been taken from him; now he would seize them both back. Now his chosen men entered...
Wolfpack: Roger Moorhouse on the view from inside of Hitler's U-Boat war
During the Second World War Germany’s submarines sank over three thousand Allied ships, that figure amounting to nearly three-quarters of Allied shipping...
Republic and Empire: Andrew O’Shaughnessy on the global causes and consequences of the American Revolution
At the outbreak of the American Revolution, the British Empire stretched across nearly every corner of the globe. From India to the Caribbean, from...
The Age of Hitler, and How We Shall Survive It
In online debates, it’s almost inevitable that sooner or later someone invokes Hitler or the Nazis. That tendency, known as Godwin’s Law, has proven...
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