In Praise of Sumida, Not Allison

There’s Good History, and Not-So-Good History, Newsday, August 11, 2017. "It turns out that predicting the future by leaning on a famous phrase isn’t enough to make a history good. Indeed, it may be enough to make it bad. I’d recommend you read Sumida and avoid Allison. But read what you like. Just remember: if it makes history seem simple, it’s probably not good."