Henry Kissinger, Reconsidered

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the legacy of historian and statesman Henry Kissinger.By his own words, Kissenger wanted to be thought of in that order--historian first, statesman second.Maitra and Stepman talk about Kissinger's governmental and intellectual legacy. Few 20th century statesmen have been so vilified. Was this fair to Kissinger? Maitra and Stepman discuss how Kissinger played a key role in containing the threat of communism and creating the "American century."Be sure to read Maitra's piece on Kissinger in The American Conservative, "‘Historian, More Than a Statesman." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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History Reconsidered is a weekly podcast dedicated to taking a deep dive into historical issues and events and relating them to the modern world. It is hosted by Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman.Dr. Sumantra Maitra is a senior editor at The American Conservative, a senior contributor to The Federalist, a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America, and an elected, Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society, London. His book, “Sources of Russian Aggression” (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield) is scheduled to be published in 2024.Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal and was a 2018 Lincoln Fellow with the Claremont Institute. He’s spent over a decade in media and wrote “The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past,” a book about how a cultural revolution aims at discrediting the foundations of the United States and the West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.