In an age when the democratic world has grown accustomed to phony leadership, it gives you a jolt to encounter the real thing
By Niall Ferguson
Science fiction can prepare us for what happens next
By Niall Ferguson
Peter the Great is his hero, much more than Stalin
By Niall Ferguson
It is one thing to compete with China. But the minute we start copying them, we are on the path to perdition
By Niall Ferguson
Control, halt, delete
By Niall Ferguson
History shows plagues are bad for big empires with weak frontiers: ask the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius
By Niall Ferguson
The past 10 years may be depicted as a tale of two Etonians: David Cameron and Boris Johnson
By Niall Ferguson
In the 1962 Japanese sci-fi classic King Kong vs Godzilla, the two giant monsters fight to a stalemate atop Mount Fuji. I have been wondering for some time when the two giants of American social media would square up for what promises to be a comparably brutal battle. Finally, it began last month — and […]
By Niall Ferguson
