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 284: The Greatest Russian General, in War and Peace
If we know Mikhail Ilarionovich Golenischev-Kutuzov, we know him as Tolstoy imagined him, as an old man, before Austerlitz, “with his uniform unbuttoned...
Episode 283: Two Houses, Two Kingdoms
For centuries the Kingdom of England faced northeast, across the northern seas towards Scandinavia. Indeed, under King Canute, England was part of Scandinavia....
Episode 282: Griffins, Greek Fire, and Ancient Poisons
For thousands of years humans have in war and peace attempted to poison one another—or, perhaps for variety, burn each other to death. We might...
Episode 281: The Great Atlantic Freedom Conspiracy
In 1815, John Adams wrote to a correspondent of the importance, of all things, of the Boston Committee of Correspondence in the 1760s: …I never belonged...
Episode 280: Thinking about Historically Thinking
Well, this is something new. After 279 podcasts, someone is asking Al Zambone questions about the podcast. Carol Adrienne, recently heard talking on...
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