Archive - Niall Ferguson's Time Machine

Billy Connolly's "Crucifixion"

A transcription for non-Glaswegians

Aug 15 •

Niall Ferguson Talks to Javier Milei

At the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s president explains his radical plan to make Argentina "the world’s freest country."

Aug 11 •

A genocide is under way — but it’s not in Gaza

Accusing Israel of trying to annihilate the Palestinian people is a luxury belief. Liberals should call out Hamas and Russia instead of carping about…

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Milei’s Manmade Miracle

Can a broken economy be fixed? Argentina’s president proves it can. Politics is another story.

Jul 22 •

Did the Sun Ever Set on the Age of Empire?

An interview with Nathan Gardels for the Futurology podcast

Jul 17 •

What is the Power that Moves Nations? Thoughts on "War and Peace."

Why you really should read the greatest novel ever written. A conversation with Michael Knowles.

Jul 16 •

Secrets of Statecraft: Time-Knight

A Hoover Institution podcast with Andrew Roberts

Jul 6 •

AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back

ChatGPT and its like have swept through academia, changing how students work, write and think. The bots are here to stay, so we need to reimagine…

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Thoughts on the 12-Day War on Day Seven

An interview with Fraser Nelson at the Times CEO Summit, London, June 19, 2025

Jun 25 •

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What Comes After Trump’s ‘Surgical Strikes’?

As Kissinger often said, every success in foreign policy is just an admission ticket to the next crisis.

Jun 24 •

Israel Has Done Most of the Job. Only Trump Can Finish It.

Only one air force has the power to finish off Iran’s last standing nuclear enrichment site.

Jun 19 •

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General Yoav Gallant

The Cloister and the Starship

The university of the future must revive ancient ways of learning to enable human mastery of artificial intelligence

Jun 17 •

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