Words Worth Noting - August 20, 2026

“Academics mock introductory ‘History 200’ courses that take students ‘from Plato to NATO’ over the course of an academic year, but the alternative to students you know about Plato and NATO is not students who read Gibbon or von Ranke, and Plato and NATO are things everyone should know about, so there is a case for covering the basics.”

Mark F. Proudman in Dorchester Review #34 (Vol. 15, #4) Winter 2025