Q: Why did Dick Cheney have David Halberstam killed?

A: The History Boys, by David Halberstam [via Bill Simmons, for some reason]

In the twilight of his presidency, George W. Bush and his inner circle have been feeding the press with historical parallels: he is Harry Truman—unpopular, besieged, yet ultimately to be vindicated—while Iraq under Saddam was Europe held by Hitler. To a serious student of the past, that's preposterous. Writing just before his untimely death, David Halberstam asserts that Bush's "history," like his war, is based on wishful thinking, arrogance, and a total disdain for the facts.

EARLIER: R.I.P. David Halberstam