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@yuenyuenang made a justification for historical analysis, and @ZhangTaisu has a valid point that there is a gap between historical analysis and politicians' historical thinking. Neustadt and May's Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers wants to fill the gap :)
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This is great. As a journalist, I've written about the trap of historical analogies, and how they can be better used. https://t.co/VvLlVunQ6l A better way for journalists to use history is to recall the advice of Ernest May and Richard Neustadt in Thinking in Time. 1/ https://t.co/oxf7HqiYu2
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It is a reminder that if the historical analogy doesn't work, everything else goes bad from there. Someone needs to by @BorisJohnson a copy of Ernest May's 1988 classic "Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers." A great guide to this minefield. https://twitter.com/MatinaStevis/status/1505187375093325825