We often assume that historical knowledge is enough, but facts alone do not sustain a civilization.

Historian Niall Ferguson warned Friday that the world is sleepwalking into an era of political and economic upheaval akin to the 1970s — only worse. Speaking to CNBC at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy, ...

If illiberalism is the problem, what is the cure? By David French A late-Soviet debate night doesn’t mean we’re in late-Soviet America. By Ross Douthat Suggested reading from critics and editors at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former adviser to Trump's GOP archenemy John McCain, Ferguson was once a harsh Trump critic. After January 6th, he not only ...

Claims that former U.S. President Donald Trump is a threat to the country's democracy have been weakened by the legacy of his first term, historian Niall Ferguson said Friday. "I think this whole ...

If you’re a consumer of the standard fare on cable news, you’ve assuredly seen historian and British conservative talking head Niall Ferguson, whose current titles include Milbank Family senior fellow ...

Niall Ferguson is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, and the managing director of Greenmantle. He is the author of 15 books, most recently The Square and the Tower: ...