A User's Guide to History

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The first law of human geography
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That's easy for YOU to say
But is it therefore wrong?
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Life after Life
What a simple game reveals about a complex world
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Things could be worse
When problems can’t be solved, manage them
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From the Gallery of Good Ideas: Pneumatic tires
We moderns are accustomed to rapid turnover in technology. Each year’s crop of smartphones is smarter than the previous year’s. Monophonic vinyl records…
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Framing the story
When my children were learning to drive, I admonished them to be careful and avoid accidents. I cited my own record of safe driving. In 35 years of…
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Forgive us our debts
But maybe not all of them
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A User's Guide to History
Everybody uses history, some better than others. This User's Guide offers suggestions on how the past shapes the present, and how the present shapes what we think about the past.

A User's Guide to History

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