Slop.

She holds a BA in history from Chadron State College and an MA in history from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL).

So she’s more of a historian than say, Anne Applebaum or Dan Carlin. But less of a historian than… actual historians. No teaching position, no academic papers, etc

I’m not trying to be a snob about credentials, but there is a huge gulf between someone who has a BA in history and someone who has a PhD from a legit program. MAs can be good but there’s not really much of a standard there (Mike Duncan has an MA in history and IIRC he has enough respect for the work to not call himself a historian formally).

The reality is that a rigorous PhD program will teach you about how to research and analyze properly. The kind of research that would help prevent you from making brain dead takes like this one that most historians - even anti-communist ones - wouldn’t make.