Historians should prioritize patterns and societal changes over immediate news coverage when deciding which stories to analyze.

“But historians look at something um very differently. They're looking for the things that are changing society. How do you decide what those are?”

Historians possess a unique ability to identify patterns that help them analyze the current political climate.

“Part of the answer is because we're good at seeing patterns, and we're calling them out and that's important. And part of it is when you have the dynamic of the past, when you have the the ins and outs of the past, sort of the way that works, an understanding of that in you, it makes you better disp”