Niall Ferguson

Poor chap.Wants to be a historian but failed history 101. To be a historian you have to start with an open mind and without fixed views or prejudices. He didn't. He is some sort of right wing ideologue and all his work is an attempt to show that the right's predecessors did no wrong and that their legacy is pure and simple. It isn't. And so he fails from the outset. He has of course done well without doing any good. He has written books and made TV shows and loads of money. But he is at heart a failure. His version of history is pathetic and will not be a source of inspiration for anyone. He is still young however and who knows what the future holds.