How history will see us...

History in constantly being re-interpreted, too often to prove a point or promote an agenda.

But how might history --- poiltical, geo-political, cultural, and more --- best be seen by our descendants?

Of course, I modestly think that the tapes and transcipts of Think Tank offer a full-bodied, intelligent and cogent way of doing that. There is (purposefully) a Neo-Con tilt, but it is announced. I have called myself the "immoderator" of the program.

C-Span is excellent. Brian Lamb is a national asset, but amost absurdly down the middle.

The "news" is fine, but so much is slanted or tilted --- without labelling.

But consider advertising:

Consumer advertising is often stupid, "Pepsi Cola Hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that's lot" ---
do they still use that one? Absurd jingles stick in your head like glue.

But trade advertising is often different. A tool and dyemaker, an airplane manufacturer, construction firms, ship builders, the folks who make cars and airconditioners are held to a higher standard.

There specifications must be quite exact. (Of course, they cut a few corners here and there...)

But for a record of our material progress they may be unmatched for historians of the future trying understand our quite reamrkable time.

Ben