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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Episode 196: Comprehending What We Read (Historical Thinking Series)
When I used to grade historical essays, I would provide students with a rubric that I stole from Lendol Calder, and which allowed them to understand...
Episode 195: Battling for the Classics
On December 2, 2020, the University of Vermont announced that it would be eliminating the geology, religion, and classics departments, and also eliminating...
Episode 194: If This Be Treason, Make the Most of It
During the American Revolution just about everyone in the thirteen colonies—or, after July 2, 1776, the new United States—could be justly termed...
Bonus: Mark Salisbury on Higher Ed at the End of 2020, or Continuing Higher COVIDucation
Here's a little lagniappe, a conversation with frequent guest Mark Salisbury of TuitionFit on higher ed headlines of December 2020, and some speculation...
Episode 193: The Plot to Bring Down the Soviet Revolution
In the spring of 1918, a young Scottish diplomat began to put together a plot that was intended to change the entire direction of the Great War, and...
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