Was there a best time to be alive?

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

D.H. ROBINSON Millennial “progressive” politics have failed. They have worsened our country and undermined democracy itself

Jonathan Clark links the decline of popular aphorisms to a disappearing shared moral code

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

One answer to this question is relatively straightforward. For much of Greek history, people living near the coast or on the islands ate plenty of fish and seafood – not out of obsession, but out of p

The strong social norms of Britain’s working class helped generations of immigrants integrate. But today’s fractured society makes that far harder, with worrying implications for the future