The condescension of posterity
Frank Furedi has proposed an intriguing idea that the spectre haunting radical identity politics, the Rainbow…
The Red Guards are coming
Since posting Is America reliving the 1917 revolution? a few days ago I have noticed numerous…
Is America reliving the 1917 revolution – an American People’s Tragedy?
Over the last week I have been chilled by some resemblances between the current American political,…
K.T. McFarland’s Revolution in Tamerlane’s Shadow
Over the last week I have read the K.T. (Kathleen Troia) McFarland’s Revolution: Trump, Washington and…
Thucydides’ Tower
Thucydides, one of the rival brothers who founded the Western tradition of history, who lived in…
The plague year
I have been following the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic since January, especially through the remarkable…
An open letter to America
To the citizens, office-holders and advocates of the United States of America, Your republic is breaking….
Emmanuel Todd’s Lineages of Modernity
“Never have human groups of such a size been so rich, so old, so educated, so…
The impeachment curse
The third impeachment of an American President in my living memory is now drawing to a…
Three Lessons of Impeachment
Somewhat to my surprise, I have been engrossed over the last few months by the impeachment…