The immigration debate has gone stale. In this piece, I inject a new idea - that culture should have no role at all in immigration policy.

The Zone of Interest shows what happens in the final stages of fascism. Ahead of the US election, the film reminds us what is at stake.

The English admire resilience. But their admiration of resilience allows political parties to sell myths about the country's problems.

Culturalism is the cultural equivalent of racism. It is rife in Western societies and most people are not even aware of it.

Catholic influence during Visogoth rule in Spain was so disastrous that Muslim rule which followed was greeted with open arms.

Martyrdom is a time-honoured method for garnering support for political causes. It is being used in Gaza today.

A great asymmetry explains why cultural differences are so easily exploited for political purposes.

Culture turned to the dark side once human populations came into contact with each other.

Most people take it for granted that culture is a good thing. Yet, culture sits right at the heart of darkness.