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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More than any other creature, it has proven itself over millennia to be man’s best and most useful friend. At first it was just another prey animal,...
It is without question the most lethal predator in the history of the planet. It has killed more humans than any other single cause of death—something...
Does knowing a lot of facts about the historical past – say, of early America – make us feel closer to it? Or is something else required? How can...
In 1978, along the shoreline of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia, people began to see…something…out in the water. Whatever it...