Can our economy grow indefinitely given the limits of the global ecosystem? And is there some way for progress to continue without endless growth?
On September 28, 1791, France became the first country to emancipate Jews fully in the modern world. What took so long? And why is Antisemitism so pervasive and persistent.
Can you tell me what is going on at the Rebel? Can I in all conscience support it?
Uploaded by John Robson on 2017-09-19.
What should we do about North Korea?
Why do buildings keep getting uglier, more ungainly and decadent? Why can’t we today match the artful simplicity of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental architecture?
Why do buildings keep getting uglier, more ungainly and decadent? Why can't we today match the artful simplicity of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental architecture?
Making the first solo crossing of the Atlantic in a gas balloon in 1984 rather missed the golden age of ballooning, and it's an achievement with a few asterisks attached. But it's still a heck of an achievement by Joe Kittinger, and reminds us there are so many ways there are to excel in so many areas.
In The Origins of the Second World War, British historian A.J.P. Taylor argues that Hitler, far from having a grand strategic plan for world conquest, had a moderate foreign policy similar to most German politicians at the time and did not intend to start a major European war.