It's not that his stories aren't true, so much as that he has a tendency to draw grand conclusions and compelling narratives from history and events that are fa

It's not that his stories aren't true, so much as that he has a tendency to draw grand conclusions and compelling narratives from history and events that are far more complicated than he depicts. I also personally didn't like his podcast because he has sometimes will make absurd analogies or emotive appeals, but that's more of an academic criticism than his points being bunk. eg: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/when-pop-history-bombs-a-response-to-malcolm-gladwells-love-letter-to-american-air-power/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/when-pop-history-bombs-a...