Our Big, Fat History Problem

Apparently, nobody wants to face the facts, but I do. Here’s a cold, hard fact: Interest in American history has never been lower. Schools are afraid to even teach it, and when they do it’s mostly dry facts and dates. Or, worse—political concepts! On the other hand, this is a magazine I have been reading since the mid-50s. I have always loved the great stories of bravery and drama in our shared history. My original partner, the late, great Bob McCubbin, was a charter subscriber in 1953