Tag Archives: Whigs

Book Notes: “The Whig Interpretation of History”

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This short essay — which can be easily read in a weekend or even a single sitting — is a useful rejoinder to the idea that there exists a “right side of history.” Butterfield, a Cambridge don, takes … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour: The Most Useless and Unproductive of All Forms of Reflection

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It is the natural result of the whig historian’s habits of mind and his attitude to history — though it is not a necessary consequence of his actual method — that he should be interested in the promulgation … Continue reading →

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