There has been a proposal by two Harvard professors that the President of the United States should establish a "Council of Historical Advisers," in which a group of historians, varying in different concentrations of history, would help advise the President in making major decisions, particularly foreign policies.

This proposal couldn't have come at a better time.

In an unprecedented election cycle filled with talks of xenophobic policies such as the plundering of an entire region's resources, of unconstitutional monitoring of an entire religious group and of wall building, American's politicians need a historical reality check and fast.

However, while many historians are open to the idea of the President having a council that would give him (or her) historical briefings on areas that they may not be familiar with (i.e. the Middle East; a region whose history the western world, quite frankly, doesn't really understand), there is one potentially detrimental problem that could come along with this council and that is this: history, as a discipline, is not just about the study of the recorded past; it is also the interpretation of those events, and, just like how not every economist agrees with the trickle down model, not every historian will necessarily agree with certain interpretations of events.

And said disagreements tend to be politically motivated. While history can be viewed as subjective, historians can also be susceptible to seeing it through political "goggles" so to speak.

But despite the potential problems that could occur, I still strongly believe that this "council" would not only allow the United States to not only close the "historical deficit," but also allow for more diplomatic solutions to reign; also, I strongly believe that said council could also provide greater introspection on how to approach the crises we face on the domestic front, such as police brutality and criminal justice reform.

In short, "Dream team of historians," is something that not only would provide the President of the United States a proxy to learn more about the sociopolitical backgrounds of not only our country but other areas of the world as well, but it could be another venue for historians to put their degree, that a lot of people think is quite useless, to practice.

Thereby bringing the application of history to the foreground of our political arena, which, shockingly, has a lack of.