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Same subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. The point of academic history is toput historical knowledge into thepublic’s hands so that the publiccan make better decisions with it. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best-known popular history books are usually not written by the best historians in their fields, because writing popular history does not earn academic advancement. — tap to centre the map on it The best-known popular historybooks are usually not writtenby the best historians intheir fields, because writing… Last stated 6 years ago 9 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. — tap to centre the map on it Treating history as a march ofprogress makes whole eras andregions disappear, dismissedfor having failed to advance… Last stated 10 years ago 4 Jan 2017 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: If academic arguments can be dismissed for reaching politically unwelcome conclusions, there is no point in having academic arguments about politically charged subjects at all. — tap to centre the map on it If academic arguments can bedismissed for reachingpolitically unwelcomeconclusions, there is no point… Last stated 11 months ago 21 Oct 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. Last stated 9 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago Holds Bret Devereaux Read this korrent →