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 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...
Episode 129: Who Fought for the South, or, the Myth of Black Confederates
On January 12, 1865, the Charleston Mercury gave its pronouncement upon plans in the Confederate Congress to enlist Black southerners into the Confederate...
Episode 128: Unbundling or Rebundling, and Making College Integrated
Many would-be college reformers, says my guest Chris Gallagher, talk about "unbundling". By this they mean breaking a college into parts to save on...
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