Thomas Munson is a British-Irish dual national who has written for ConservativeHome, CapX, and LBC. He previously worked as an aide to two Secretaries of State in the UK Government
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When we think of the Renaissance, our minds naturally drift to figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo – and rightly so. These are individuals who transformed our understanding of art, science and human potential. What we tend not to consider, however, is how close we might be to another cultural revolution. That is
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Regional powers at loggerheads. Naval vessels in the east Mediterranean. Allies drawn into the fray with some calling for deescalation. You could be forgiven for thinking I was describing the war in Iran. In fact, these events unfolded during the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. And the path to war during that conflict well over 2,000
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‘They’re tearing this country apart.’ I heard it in a pub last week. A man, with the light blue of the phone screen reflected in his face, was watching a reel. He waved the device at a nearby drinker. ‘You seen this?’ It was footage of the latest wave of small boat crossings. A heated
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‘As if we didn’t have enough to argue about!’ exclaimed the gentleman in front. We were standing just off a busy road adjacent to a looming wall. The road wasn’t any road, and the wall wasn’t any wall. It was Shankill Road, and this was one of Belfast’s infamous peace walls. The man wasn’t picking
