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 259: In Praise of Good Bookstores
The sociologist Edward Shils said or wrote somewhere that one of the three principle means of education were bookstores—preferably a used bookstore....
Episode 258: The Pursuit of Perfection
Britain in the 1840s should have been, observes Simon Heffer, a time of great social improvement. Instead it was a country that was beset by poverty,...
Episode 257: Inventing a New World Order
In 1814, representatives of the grand coalition that had defeated Napoleon gathered in Vienna. There in meetings and balls–interrupted only by Napoleon’s...
Episode 256: The War That Made the Roman Empire
On the coast of Greece there is an ancient monument that no-one pays very much attention to; and yet it marks one of the most consequential battles...
Episode 255: Denmark Vesey’s Bible
On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey was hung for attempting to lead a slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina. Also executed that day were five of his...
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