Kieran at the thoughtful group blog Crooked Timber has an interesting survey about “what can we learn about the social sciences and humanities from a visit to the local book barn.” NewMexiKen particularly liked the summary for history:
Content has stablized since the 1996 law requiring that 90 percent of all history books be about the Civil War or World War II. The remainder can be about how the ethnic group of your choice saved everyone else’s sorry asses, but it’s not like people are grateful or anything.