At the University of California at Berkeley, my interests broadened from military history to diplomatic history and other disciplines. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, history suggests that dictatorial regimes can withstand years, even decades, of economic sanctions. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
History education in schools is so poor that students often enter college ignorant of the past - and leave just as unenlightened. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Americans are in vital need of the instruction that historians can provide. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Even getting a college degree does not guarantee a minimal knowledge of U.S. history. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
There is little doubt that our society is changing rapidly, but one thing will never change as long as we remain a… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
The history of the modern Republican Party is the story of moderates being driven out and conservatives taking over - and then… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
History suggests that economic upheavals such as the Industrial and Information Revolutions eventually play themselves out and leave the entire world better… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
History has been my primary intellectual passion ever since, as a boy in Southern California, I began reading books on World War… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Upon closer examination, it's obvious that the history of modern conservative is permeated with racism, extremism, conspiracy-mongering, isolationism and know-nothingism. — Max Boot Copy Share Image
We have a long, ugly history of white supremacy in this country, ranging from Jim Crow laws to keep African Americans down… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
Freedom will not prevail because of historical forces; it will only win, if it does, because of historical actors. In other words,… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
“The dominance of the man on horseback was challenged during the fourteenth century in what some historians call the infantry revolution. English… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
The history of the modern Republican Party is the story of moderates being driven out and conservatives taking over - and then of those… — Max Boot Copy Share
“There were few more unlikely candidates in 1611 for Great Power status than Sweden. Even with its satrapy of Finland, the total population numbered… — Max Boot Copy Share
The John F. Kennedy presidency, with its glittering court of Camelot, cemented the impression that it was the Democrats who represented the thinking men… — Max Boot Copy Share
There are two kinds of people: Those who like active vacations and those who like sedentary vacations. I'm one of the weird hybrids who… — Max Boot Copy Share
Silence is complicity. All Republicans who stand mute in the face of Trump's latest racism are telling you who they really are. — Max Boot Copy Share
Joe Biden stands out from other Democratic candidates not just by taking on President Trump directly but also by seeking to separate Trump from… — Max Boot Copy Share
What would I do now, at age 48, if I were deported to a country that I have not seen in more than 40… — Max Boot Copy Share
Neoconservatism' once had a real meaning - back in the 1970s. But the label has now become meaningless. With many of those who are… — Max Boot Copy Share
To win in 2020, a Democratic nominee will need to win back voters in key Midwestern states who supported Trump in 2016. — Max Boot Copy Share
Olga E. Kagan was the strongest woman I knew - and probably the reason I've spent my life with other strong women. — Max Boot Copy Share
“But in the military sphere, just as in science, economics, art, or culture, change is not evenly distributed across space and time. Sometimes innovations… — Max Boot Copy Share
Thirty years on, I am no longer as certain about anything as I was at age 20. I now regret my support for the… — Max Boot Copy Share
The 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has not so far provoked the kind of anguished debate that… — Max Boot Copy Share
“The dominance of the man on horseback was challenged during the fourteenth century in what some historians call the infantry revolution. English longbowmen and… — Max Boot Copy Share
“a crucial element of English success was their commanders’ ability to learn on the fly, make adjustments, and attempt new tactics. The Spanish paid… — Max Boot Copy Share
