Robespierre: man of virtue or terror?
A new book on the French Revolution’s leading crusader asks how a champion of human rights became the master of the guillotine.
Politics & Conflict
‘‘Many progressives have abandoned basic liberal values’’
We talk with Francis Fukuyama about why he believes liberalism today is badly in need of articulation and celebration.
Hungary’s dangerous model of “Christian Democracy”
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a former atheist, is using religion to justify his goal to "make Hungary great again".
Is it too late to end the Congo’s “forever war”?
After almost thirty years of conflict, society in the Congo has been transformed. Jason K. Stears interviewed hundreds of participants to understand the war and how peace might still be…
Book review: Time’s monster
Priya Satia maintains that historians not only influence the way Britain views its past; they also delineate the possibilities for the future.
Dystopia by degrees
As the climate crisis deepens, so will the battle over how to tackle it. Should we expect an increase in violence?
“Deep Deception” and policing without consent
Five women deceived by undercover cops, who they believed to be their partners, have published their stories in a new book.
A new college in Poland aims to produce a godly elite
An ultra-conservative university in eastern Europe is teaching an army of lawyers equipped to influence the "liberal west".
Deep fakes: the new front in the disinformation wars
New programs are being developed to identify and combat the rise of synthetic video, but this growing threat cannot be confronted with technology alone.
Turning our backs on the vulnerable
With the passing of the new immigration act and the failures of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, it's becoming increasingly obvious that Britain is avoiding its moral obligations.