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Review October 11, 2016

Anthology Review: What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism edited by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld

Counterfactual history is the scholarly cousin of alternate history. Instead of telling stories set in alternate timelines, counterfactual histories use what ifs to teach history. I have covered a couple counterfactual history-related books on Amazing Stories […]

September 30, 2014

Book Review: Altered Pasts: Counterfactuals in History by Richard J Evans

Matt turns aside Richard Evan’s arguments against counterfactual history. That is, he does so here, in this time track….

March 18, 2014

Are Counterfactuals a Waste of Time?

A look at counterfactuals and alternate histories, through a counter-argument to British historian Richard J. Evans.

March 11, 2014

A Counterfactual History of Ukraine

A sideways look at Ukraine and its history.

January 21, 2014

Book Review: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives! by Richard Ned Lebow

A review of “Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives!” by Richard Ned Lebow.