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 212: The Perennial Russian Pivot to Asia
Peter the Great is known to history as the ruler who pushed for the westernization of Russia; who defeated Sweden, thereby making Russia a Baltic power;...
Episode 211: The [Quiet] Russian Revolution
For Russia the year 1837 began with the death of the poet Alexander Pushkin in a duel, and ended with a fire that destroyed the Czar’s Winter Palace....
Episode 210: Very Personal History
One California afternoon William Damon received a call from his daughter. A sleepless night had led her to do a little internet sleuthing, and the result...
Episode 209: Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith
Throughout human history, we have been deeply affected by our environment, particularly climate. At certain times there have been such alterations in...
Episode 208: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Throughout early modern Europe it was expected that neighbor would love neighbor as a spiritual practice, and that this corresponded with a discernible...
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