"Like the moon, every religion has a dark and a light side. The most enduring perversions of faith always claim scriptural authority"

The idea that Moorish Spain was a haven of tolerance for Christians and Jews is a fashionable myth

"In her first two months on the bridge, Theresa May has skilfully steered the ship of state away from hazardous Continental rocks and into the open sea"

Samuel Huntington is now unfashionable on both Left and Right. But his global predictions look more accurate with every passing year