EI Weekly Podcast: Episode 214
Alexander Lee on the myth of Venice
Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to…
March 14, 2025
It’s Meritocracy Week on Engelsberg Ideas. Leading writers explore the global history of merit in culture and politics. Do meritocracies deliver on their promise? Is meritocracy working? Can the concept be fixed?
Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to…
March 14, 2025
Spartacus is a figure who floats between history and allegory. Read by Helen Lloyd.
March 7, 2025
The choice to enlarge NATO was a justifiable response to the geopolitics of the 1990s. The…
February 28, 2025
What makes Classical music special among the arts? And where did it come from? To recko…
February 27, 2025
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was slowed down because of determined courageous resi…
February 21, 2025
Non-western elites are redefining freedom on their own terms, as sovereignty, state securi…
February 14, 2025