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 155: The Second World War, or, the Napoleonic Wars

Posted April 29, 202001:29:00

Winston Churchill termed the Seven Years War (what Americans think of as the French and Indian War) the “First World War” since its battles took...

Episode 156: Stories Told by Trees

Posted April 22, 202001:01:57

Trees, as you may know, have rings. I don't know about you, but I remember the wonder I first felt when my Dad showed me tree rings. He explained that...

Episode 154: The Cabinet

Posted April 8, 202001:01:06

The Presidential Cabinet has, it would seem, been a reality of the American republic since soon after its foundation. Yet while executive departments...

Episode 153: Thinking Historically About the Surveillance State

Posted April 2, 202000:27:19

My guest today is Christopher Miller. He’s Assistant Professor of International History at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University,...

Episode 152: Modern Dance and Modern America, or, Martha Graham and the Cold War

Posted March 26, 202001:03:18

Martha Graham has been described as the “Picasso of modern dance”; she was and remains an icon of modernist high culture. But she was also received...