Algebra and arithmetic in the modern sense were not due to the Greeks, writes Mark Ronan

Honour, power and will at Mers-el-Kébir 80 years ago today

At least in the eyes of his supporters, António de Oliveira Salazar succeeded in making Portugal great again

In its combination of glacial beauty and lovelorn desperation, Brideshead Revisited speaks to all readers, Alexander Larman writes

Buildings born of plagues do have a life as something other than problematic ruins

Tom Chesshyre finds hidden tales on the platforms

Vasily Grossman was not only a great correspondent in World War Two but a courageous dissident

Daniel Johnson on the life and work of Max Weber, whose controversial views on democracy still resonate today

Louise Perry says there is nothing demeaning about work traditionally done by women

Universal Basic Income has been around for a while