Thomas F. Madden

Author, Professor of History, Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at @SLU_Official

[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

We live in a society that is fiercely and exclusively in the present. The past, even the recent past, is largely ignored. That is a problem, because societal amnesia of this sort sustains socialist autocracies, but is poison to free democracies. America’s current amnesia is driven by an educational system grown inimical to our shared past
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

The Fourth Crusade (1201-1204) is one of the most interesting, and bizarre events in history. In one form or another, I have been researching the event for more than forty years! It still baffles me.
It was great talking to Dr. Stephen Boyce about this fascinating crusade on his FACTS podcast.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

At the large majority of universities today it is entirely possible, even encouraged, for a student to finish four years of education without ever taking a single history class.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

At the large majority of universities today it is entirely possible, even encouraged, for a student to finish four years of education without ever taking a single history class.
https://t.co/gfJ3VgQXP9

[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

The Fourth Crusade (1201-1204) is one of the most interesting, and bizarre events in history. In one form or another, I have been researching the event for more than forty years! It still baffles me.
It was great talking to Dr. Stephen Boyce about this fascinating crusade on his FACTS podcast.
https://t.co/7BnfuArvGb

[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

Researching the Fourth Crusade (1201-1204) was the initial reason I became a historian more than fifty years ago. I enjoyed talking about event, including its lamentable end, with Stephen Boyce on his recent podcast. Here's a short.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

We can't uninvent AI, nor should we.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

Humans are good at inventing, but bad at uninventing.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

I'm grateful for the generous review of my new book, The Fall of Republics in The Epoch Times.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

My thoughts on this solemn anniversary.
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[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

My thoughts on this solemn anniversary.
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Fulton Sheen will be beatified this month. The guys at Truthly made an EPIC new documentary about his life. Go watch it on their YouTube channel.

[Thomas F. Madden @maddentf]

9/11 changed my trajectory as a historian. I had been a fairly standard academic historian, plowing my furrow in the archives of Europe, the classrooms of America, and the publications of the scholarly world. I mean, how many people outside the academy are interested in the intricacies of the medieval age?

After 9/11 everyone came together — everyone wanted to help. I knew the Crusades, which had suddenly become relevant. Everyone was talking about them, although few did so accurately. So, I wrote pieces and did countless interviews and lectures. It made me realize that factual and straightforward history can help. And I wanted to help.

More on this and other aspects of the 9/11 anniversary in this week’s Friday column.

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Iran’s Jugurtha Strategy to Win the War https://t.co/nNqoX9c87r