An excellent piece, Christofer:       “At issue between these two interpretive poles is the basic presumption of applied social science: to what extent can the recognition of recurring patterns translate into effective political policy? Yet, Thucydides was not writing social science as we know it. To the extent that his text articulated anything … Continue reading Presentism and Parallelism: Why Political Decisions-Makers Need to fund, contract, or employ professional historians