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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 7 Aug 2016

    Why the President Needs a Council of Historians http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/09/dont-know-much-about-history/492746/ …

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      1. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 7 Aug 2016
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        @TheAtlantic Better get in a random anti-communist bullshit line! Nevermind that the USA & Kissinger murdered millions, brutal.

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      1. Michael Corleone‏ @MichaelCedrone 7 Aug 2016
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        and philosophers!

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      1. Sameera Jade Daniels‏ @JadePinkSameera 13 Aug 2016
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        .@sapinker Academics were engaged in forging policies always.

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      1. Richard Wood‏ @WillMonox2112 8 Aug 2016
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        I always admired JFK's desire to have Arthur Schlesinger Jr. on his staff.

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      1. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 7 Aug 2016
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        @TheAtlantic Oh the irony of this article, equating ISIS to Bolsheviks, despite their literally applying history unlike ISIS.

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      1. Zakon Spisok O'Magnitsky‏ @wollamart 7 Aug 2016
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        And, as Kurt Vonnegut would be quick to tell us, a Secretary of the Future.

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      1. Fluchi‏ @fluchi 7 Aug 2016
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        @TheAtlantic Look at the Fall of Rome and what's happening in the West now with corruption and decadence. It all repeats itself.

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      1. David Rayden‏ @David_Rayden 7 Aug 2016
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        Interesting debate in the comments. I'm leaning towards it being a good idea. Surely experienced diplomats used to do this role?

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      1. deleted‏ @xzxzcxxccvvvvbb 7 Aug 2016
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        Not only historians,a few astronomers(for perspective); geologists(help with timescales)& a Poet to reduce everything to essence

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      1. Eric Greenbaum‏ @EricGreenbaum 7 Aug 2016
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        More than remembering the past it's understanding how much can be learned from it about the future.. Dems are bad at this..

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      1. HappyAcres‏ @HappyHectares 7 Aug 2016
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        so opine 2 historians who happen to be available

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      1. Ben Donahue‏ @bendon82 7 Aug 2016
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        @TheAtlantic could not agree more. History is too often ignored or overlooked.

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