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History in the News: How Pundits Pretend to be Historians

Louis Gentilucci ’15 An effective tool in political campaigns is the reference to, and reverence of history. You will be warned that “this has happened before,” and that “history repeats itself.” While it is true that history can provide great insight into modern problems, this insight rarely follows such remarks. History does not repeat itself: […]

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