Hers was a garlanded life, full of accomplishments and enormous deeds that will distinguish her as a major figure, not only in entertainment but in world affairs. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in...
About one-third of America believes in Trump’s dystopian vision of the world. Everybody else believes that Trump himself is dystopia incarnate. Candide is the first and most amusing example of the powerlessness of positive thinking. In this...
How Democracies Die is less about preaching to the choir and more about encouraging voters to re-examine their thinking. The New York Times bestseller How Democracies Die, by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, provides a fascinating analysis...
Madonna never stopped provoking, surprising, aggravating and upsetting as many people as she could and in full view of as many people as possible. One way to decide whether someone hastens a cultural shift rather than just provides great art and...
Ironically, it is the relentless attacks on Muslims that are creating a more visible Muslim presence in the UK. Boris Johnson’s inflammatory remarks about women who wear the burqa have sparked outrage and fierce debate on an issue that was...
