Niall FergusonVerified account

@nfergus

International man of history. Author, broadcaster, senior fellow. Latest book is The Square and the Tower (Penguin, October 2017)

Stanford, CA
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Joined June 2009
Born on April 18, 1964
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  1. 16 hours ago

    Whoever he is, the anonymous insider's account in the bears out my recent observation that there's a fundamental dichotomy between the Trump Show, which the media obsessively cover, and the Trump Administration, which runs the country:

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  2. 18 hours ago

    Amen to this. on target:

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  3. Sep 5

    As the battle between Washington and Silicon Valley hots up, a reminder of my prediction from last October:

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  4. Sep 5

    So, Twitter, who was the author of the classic 2008 "Subprime Primer" deck? Still my favorite explanation of the financial crisis:

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  5. Sep 4

    Why I think we shall see his like again. The heirs of John McCain are coming:

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    Sep 4

    Just look at the impressive difference between the editor of and the editor of & their commitment, under pressure, to the widest airing of ideas & true liberalism. Sunlight is the best disinfectant for ideas like Bannon's. Say "no" to the heckler's veto.

    A statement from our Editor-in-Chief
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    Sep 4

    My goodness, is on fire: "If speaking truth to power isn’t the ultimate task of publications such as The , they’re on the road to their own left-wing version of 'Fox & Friends.'”

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    Sep 4

    This is peak Trump derangement syndrome - inciting a Twitter mob on a staffer who was fidgeting with her hands.

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    Sep 4

    Horrified. Almost nothing studied in sociology will hold when students reach the age of 30. Everything in Latin will stay. Greek government, what are you destroying?

    Dear Nassim , the Greek government announced today that Latin is replaced by Sociology in the school curriculum. What would be your preference between these two subjects?
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    Sep 3

    Huh. Call me old-fashioned. But I would have thought that the point of a festival of ideas was to expose the audience to ideas. If you only invite your friends over, it’s called a dinner party.

    I hope that you will read David Remnick's full note to the staff about the reasoning behind the Steve Bannon event and its cancellation when it is available. I am hugely relieved that the event will not happen.
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  11. Sep 2

    I still believe John McCain would have been a great president. Yesterday's memorial service reminded me why:

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    Aug 31

    “He was there for us, so I’m here for him.” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    Hours-long line to pay homage to . Just spoke to a Vietnam veteran who waited 4 hours in sweltering heat. “He was there for us, so I’m here for him.”
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  13. Aug 30

    "Never before have those financial history books mattered quite so much." Quite so, . That's why I've written two new chapters for an updated edition of The Ascent of Money.

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  14. Aug 28

    In praise of Fighting John McCain:

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    Aug 28

    "If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today."

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  16. Aug 28

    I love it: and Steve Bannon debate the nature of history:

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  17. Aug 28

    And in the parallel universe where John McCain did become president, things are a lot less crazy.

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  18. Aug 27

    I still wish he had been president.

    Please read my father's farewell letter to the country he loved so much - “Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit. We never surrender.” 🇺🇸
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    Aug 26

    This piece on his (and ) experience with transracial adoption and changes within this country over past decade is very worth your time.

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  20. Aug 26

    If ever there was a really terrible idea for a new road, it's the Oxford to Cambridge "Expressway." If you agree, sign the petition. via

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