&gt; And I agree that it would be better for everyone if we collectively just ignored the 2015 incarnation of Niall Ferguson, but unfortunately being a tenured professor at Harvard (and now Stanford) gives you quite the bully pulpit! His first book is actually good, but it&#x27;s been a downhill slide into largely fact-less political assertions and nasty ad hominem attacks since then...<p>I couldn&#x27;t agree more. The 2011 Ferguson was pretty vapid when dealing in short-form too. He debated Zakaria and Kissinger in 2011 on the future of China: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.munkdebates.com&#x2F;debates&#x2F;china" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.munkdebates.com&#x2F;debates&#x2F;china</a><p>It is hard to believe how frequently he resorts to ad hominem arguments. Furthermore, he can&#x27;t seem to even acknowledge a the crux of a compelling argument made by Kissinger&#x2F;Zakaria. Unsurprisingly, he drove the audience away from his argument in droves.