Ferguson says the best historical analogy for the current situation is British rather than American history.
“Niall Ferguson: The best analogy for where we are is not in American history, it is in British history.”
Ferguson states he'll use science fiction rather than history as his analytical framework.
“Having written in my last column that history was pretty much dead, this time I’ll go with sci-fi as our guide.”
Ferguson states history is essentially dead as a discipline and science fiction now provides better guidance.
“Having written in my last column that history was pretty much dead, this time I’ll go with sci-fi as our guide.”