Two Notes on Politicians and History

Ulf Zander,"Exploiting the Past: Historical Myopia," Axess, April. Zander, an assistant professor at Lund University and senior lecturer in history at Jönköping University, argues that"politicians often have a short-sighted ... instrumentalist view of history." Thanks to Alfredo Perez at Political Theory Daily Review for the tip.

Peter Bart,"Bushies Need a Good Rewrite," Variety.com, 4 June, argues that the Bush administration needs to take a clue from the film industry and FDR. There's gotta be a better script!