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 198: American Heretic

Posted March 3, 202101:40:47

"Calhoun, the cast-iron man, who looks as if he had never been born, and never could be extinguished." -Harriet Martineau John C. Calhoun was, for...

Episode 197: An Independent Woman of the Eighteenth Century

Posted February 24, 202101:08:40

Eliza Lucas Pinckney was born in 1722 on the island of Antigua in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, one of the tinier colonies of the British Empire,...

From the Archives: Episode 39: The Skills of Historical Thinking

Posted January 29, 202100:36:52

We've just begun a unique experiment, creating a year long series devoted to explain what historical thinking is, why it's important, and how to do...

Episode 196: Comprehending What We Read (Historical Thinking Series)

Posted January 27, 202101:17:54

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

Posted January 20, 202101:09:31

On December 2, 2020, the University of Vermont announced that it would be eliminating the geology, religion, and classics departments, and also eliminating...