The two political champions of 'moderate' Italy -- Berlusconi and Renzi -- have both fallen, rejected resoundingly by voters very much imbued with the spirit of Brexit and Trump's deplorables. 'Populism' has been the ready explanation, but there is much more to it than that

The Victorian age, if we knew it and its ideas better, would help us understand our own world, as the debates of that era remain the essence of today's political discussions. In her major works and invaluable essays, Himmelfarb brings the Victorians back to life

On Liberty and Its Enemies by Kenneth Minogue, edited by […]

Révolution by Emmanuel Macron French and European Publications Inc, 2016, […]