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 134: Inventing Disaster, or, the Creation of a Culture of Calamity
Cultures give us guardrails for behavior, beyond which we can only pass with difficulty. They also give us what to say in a difficult situation, a script...
Episode 133: Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers, or, Rabies in the City
Hello, in antebellum and late 19th century New York City, nothing could clear a street faster than the cry of “mad dog!” Rabies was perhaps the...
Episode 132: Armies of Deliverance, or, a New Interpretation of the American Civil War
"Of all the ongoing debates over the Civil War," writes my guest Elizabeth Varon, "perhaps none has proven so difficult to resolve as the issue of Northern...
Episode 131: Red Meat Republic, or, the American Beef Economy of the Late Nineteenth Century
Americans love red meat. More particularly, they love beef. Always have. Archaeology of colonial America shows that British North Americans ate as much...
Episode 130: What’s the Point of College, or, Why There Should Be No Business Majors on Campus
Today's guest, Johann Neem, has recently written an essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “Abolish the Business Major”. Here’s a...
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