The opening line of a children's poem by Mary Howitt in 1828 is a caution for growing up in a duplicitous world: "'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly."

Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with only 39.8 percent of the popular vote and was so loathed that he had to take a night train secretly into Washington for his inauguration.

It may be the seasonal heat that incubates revolutionary sentiments, since both Independence Day and Bastille Day occurred in the feverish days of July.

A concise and stylish primer of conservative thought reminds us that culture is more easily destroyed than created.

The diplomatic class and their labours are necessary for the work of peace and international order.

It has become fashionable to give name to the cultural age in which we currently find ourselves.

Based on his book  "The Politics of Hope",  Rabbi Sacks analyses the rise in the 'politics of anger' in the West today and explores whether it might be possible to create a different kind of politics: the 'politics of hope'.

Why have so many people found in identity politics the very center of their political being?

The Rohingya persecution in Myanmar (Burma) is a complex religious liberty issue that challenges the way we often think.