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 324: Civil War Politics

Posted July 10, 202301:02:53

It’s no secret that historians love to create periods and errors, and then physically argue about them. We love to talk about the long 18th century,...

Episode 323: President Garfield

Posted July 7, 202301:02:59

"The Three-Story Head" When the Republican convention reconvened on the morning of June 8, 1880, Congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio had precisely...

Episode 322: Roman Walks

Posted June 26, 202300:59:26

Caravaggio, David and Goliath: a dangling self-portrait My guest Scott Samuelson didn’t visit Rome until he was in his mid 30s. Since then, with COVID...

Episode 321: Amazing Iroquois

Posted June 19, 202301:05:18

When on April 9, 1865, Ulysses S Grant received the surrender of Robert E Lee, one of the staff officers who accompanied him was Ely S. Parker.  He...

Episode 320: The Devils Will Get No Rest

Posted June 15, 202301:01:19

As the President of the United States prepared to travel to Morocco for a wartime conference, his closest aide and advisor wrote down just why he was...