Perhaps the most overlooked example of anxiety-driven consumerism lies in the modern obsession with expiry dates. Read more

he historian Will Durant once observed that “Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” Read more

The most magnificent aspect of this grand experiment is the chorus of applause that accompanies every turn of the screw. Read more

China's core working-age population is contracting by millions of people every year. By the middle of this century,  Read more

Modern China represents an entirely new genus of global power that cannot be compared to the British, French, or Japanese empires of old. Read more

Traditional imperialism failed because it relied on rapid, violent territorial expansion that triggered its own destruction. Read more