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Can I plead the Fifth?

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Follow your nose--and your passions; remember that everything has a history and that you, as a young historian, are the future! Good luck in all your endeavours.

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Not aware of that subreddit--thanks for the headsup.

I love teaching historical ideas and arguments, but also moving into new areas: from the Atlantic world to the Pacific, from politics to international relations, from literature to law ... always something new.

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Historians shouldn't hide their lights under bushels--we should be in dialogue, with scholars and publics, but not at the expense of quality. Net gain? Probably. With dangers? For sure.

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Incompetence trumping malevolence ... so far.