New History Wars? (aka "Maddoleon")
Ridley Scott and Rachel Maddow Trigger Debate
Not surprisingly, I have no prejudice against nonfiction books about the past written by people lacking degrees in their subjects. People like the MSNBC star Rachel Maddow, that is, whose latest book is Prequel, and people like me, whose The Hamilton Scheme is forthcoming in May (I have far less academic certification than Maddow).
And …