The Best Prophet of the Future is the Past: September 11 – 1970, 1981, and 2001

Today's post is written by Chris Naylor, Director of the Textual Records Division. I recently opened a fortune cookie that contained a saying with special significance to me.  This phrase, “The best prophet of the future is the past,” originally attributed to Lord Byron, returned to me a few days later as I reviewed a … Continue reading The Best Prophet of the Future is the Past: September 11 – 1970, 1981, and 2001

From a researcher’s perspective

Today's post is written by  Aaron Mannes, a citizen researcher from the University of Maryland's Laboratory of Computational Cultural Dynamics. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy who is writing a dissertation on the national security role of the vice president.  If you have a lot of time … Continue reading From a researcher’s perspective