If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour.

The list is almost endless: the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, the destruction of Baghdad in 1258, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, and the Na…

It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may …

The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for human history…