Columbia University is lucky to have Simon Schama on board. I have been a fan since I read his rambling masterpiece Landscape and Memory, and I have attended his lectures on Rembrandt.
You can get a lot out of his rambles through history, art, culture and philosophy. The man has been prolific.
I'm fairly sure I don't agree with his politics (but that's not normally his subject), but he does have a new book out: The American Future: A History.
Although he loves his new home in America, I am going to take a pass this time. I don't need immigrants to talk to me about our future. I have Massachusetts Bay Colony and New Hampshire roots that even Simon might not understand.