Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: ‘Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people…’ – Emperor of the French on power, politics and controlling society

Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military genius, believed religion kept common people quiet. He suggested faith prevented the ...

How Trump’s call to FIFA tested the limits of rules-based order

The FIFA decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card is a compact case study in how power can shape the application of rules without ever rewriting them.

Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage in his ‘fake and pathetic’ by-election

It could be Nigel Farage versus Count Binface in the battle for Clacton’s hearts and minds after all the main political ...