A history of Oscar Wilde’s reputation in Ireland is uplifting and rhetorically adroit. But perhaps we should also ask if it is true.

The British are good at remembering their history in Afghanistan, but then so are the Afghans. The two versions are irreconcilable.

Hugh Trevor-Roper was an historian of exceptional gifts, but some wondered why he needed to spend so much time hating people.

Markets on their own will neither guarantee their own continuation nor broader societal prosperity. They rely on inclusive and adaptable political institutions, which in turn are created by political choices.

Believers make use of  supernatural stories to give detailed content to and make more tangible the sense of openness to the transcendent, openness to strangers.