David Engels
David Engels is chair of Roman History at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and senior analyst at the Instytut Zachodni in Poznań. He is the author of Le Déclin: La crise de l'Union européenne et la chute de la république romaine, analogies historiques. You can find his tweets @DavidEngels12
What the Polish election means
It has major implications for conservatism and left-liberalism in Europe
Between Middle Earth and the West
130 years from his birth, what can we learn from Tolkien?
Tomorrow in Poland
“Konfederacja” and PiS are predestined partners in the attempt to protect Poland’s identity and learn from the West’s mistakes
Ongoing lessons from the Battle of Warsaw
After the Miracle at the Vistula, a Miracle at the Oder?
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
