May 2012 Issue [Essay] Ignorance of Things Past Adjust Share Who wins and who loses when we forget American history by Lewis H. Lapham, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 21st century Errors etc. History Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) Intellectual life Inventions Politics and government Social aspects United States More from Lewis H. Lapham Criminal Minds Just over an hour after he had been threatened with assassinationin Sacramento, President Ford spoke about the troubling rise in crime in the United States. The little of his remarks… Bombast Bursting in Air The story, so far, of the 2016 election Bombast Bursting in Air Republican presidential candidate John Kasich surveys his competition; Lewis H. Lapham analyzes the 2016 election so far. Adjust Share