June 8, 2016 - In a May 30 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, "History isn't a 'useless' major. It teaches critical thinking, something America needs plenty more of," AHA executive director Jim Grossman makes the case that "To think historically is to recognize that all problems, all situations, all institutions exist in contexts that must be understood before informed decisions can be made. No entity—corporate, government, nonprofit—can afford not to have a historian at the table."