Great article.<p>I have ambivalent feelings about the constant need to justify why we need to learn the truth about something extremely big. Particularly using complicated analogies that have to show how its relevant to today. I understand scholars need to raise money and part of this is showing why something &quot;matters today&quot; but I prefer the altruistic search for truth.
ie the whole history is valuable because history repeats itself idea is so boring (and never really true) which the author does a great point making.<p>But again great piece.