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The modern, secular season’s choreography of manufactured joy can be unedifying, but at its essence the winter solstice remains a beacon of warmth and light illuminating our natura..
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Old beliefs based on fundamental principles once had the authority to champion liberation from base instincts and arbitrary social forces. We must reclaim that inheritance.
Russian aggression has sparked fears of apocalypse. Although terrifying, this is an opportunity for decision makers to ask themselves 'what next?' should the nuclear pact break.
Although often cast as a barrier to progress, religion has made an invaluable contribution to developing political thought.
The French playwright Jean Anouilh's retelling of the Antigone myth was claimed as inspiration by both the Resistance and Vichy supporters. But who was the real Antigone?
In the Cold War the Kremlin tried to convince foreign audiences its disinformation campaigns were real, today the aim seems to be different.
Painting the wartime premier only as an heroic anti-appeaser overlooks the many diplomatic ploys he used to disarm a dangerous world.
We must study the centuries-long history that has forged the DNA of Chinese political thinking and make it part of our conversations about China today.
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