[lit-ideas] Re: Hereabouts
- From: david ritchie <profdritchie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:23:25 -0800
On Nov 10, 2019, at 9:23 PM, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
And what about the historian who argued that there was no good our denying
it. We (the U.S.) were an empire and we just needed to make sure we were a
good one. We could avoid all the British mistakes. He had a lot of advice
for us. Whatever happened to him. Is he still emipiring?
I wonder if you’re referring to Niall Ferguson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Ferguson ;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Ferguson>
I hadn’t realized that Allan Bennet had him in mind when writing, “The History
Boys.”
Yes, I believe he’s sticking with the plan Bennet described. Having predicted
that Trump would never be elected, however, he’s been in elipse mode, become a
slightly quieted nattering nabob. Much more famous though than I hope to be.
David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon
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