"The difference between a referendum and a plebiscite is a fine one. Both pertain to collective decisions made by the …"

"All the nations that ever lived have left their footsteps in the sand. The traces fade with every tide, the echoes gr…"

"That the United Kingdom will collapse is a foregone conclusion. Sooner or later, all states do collapse, and ramshack…"

"The immediate future may be determined by a race between the United Kingdom and the EU over which beats the other to …"

"Historical knowledge does not need artificial protection. ... The truth about the past can only be established and st…"

"For more than five hundred years the cardinal problem in defining Europe has centred on the inclusion or exclusion of…"

"Reconstructing the past is rather like translating poetry. It can be done, but never exactly. Whether one deals with …"

"If enough people in society can be convinced that history is governed by scientific laws: that Soviet-style Socialism…"

"When Henryk Sienkiewicz set Poland alight with his tales of chivalry, it was Cossack life in 17th-century Poland that…"

"Arguably, the only fruit of the Crusades kept by the Christians was the apricot."