The modern state, unlike the medieval monarchy, does not merely tax to sustain itself or to defend the nation. It taxes to ...

Gerald Finley and Julia Bullock star in John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / ...

The ancient Roman poet Juvenal called it panem et circenses, or “bread and circuses” – a strategy of appeasing the public with necessities and entertainment to distract them from the real ...

HABEMUS papam, folks! Yes, in layman’s terms, we have a new pope. And with the pontification of Pope Leo XIV comes the ...

From mocking the papacy to embarrassing displays of fawning by cabinet members, Donald Trump lines his pockets while turning ...

For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...