Niall Ferguson
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Sir Niall Ferguson is a British and American historian, born in Glasgow in 1964, who writes on international, economic and financial history and the British Empire.
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8 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Born: 18 April 1964, Glasgow, Scotland (opens wiqqi.app)
- Hoover Institution: Milbank Family Senior Fellow, as of 2026 (opens wiqqi.app)
- Earlier posts: Jesus College, Oxford; NYU Stern (from 2002); Harvard University (opens wiqqi.app)
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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Newsletter: Niall Ferguson's Time Machine (opens niallferguson.substack.com)
“The Method to Trump’s Foreign Policy Madness”
- Site: niallferguson.com (opens www.niallferguson.com)
- x.com: @nfergus (opens x.com)
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Newsletter: Niall Ferguson's Time Machine (opens niallferguson.substack.com)
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7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The French fiscal crisis is fundamentally caused by generational imbalances in welfare and tax systems. (opens korrents.com)
“The French (and British and Italian) fiscal crisis is at root due to generational imbalances in welfare and tax systems, exacerbated by reflexive Keynesian spending every time anything nasty happens (a financial…”
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European welfare models are heading toward insolvency. (opens korrents.com)
“With a few exceptions, the various European models are in the early phase of a nosedive into insolvency.”
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The Nixon audio files provide the most comprehensive behind-the-scenes documentation of an American presidency ever. (opens korrents.com)
“The result is approximately 3,400 hours of audio files that provide the most comprehensive, behind-the-scenes documentation of an American presidency that there has ever been, or ever will be.”
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The French fiscal crisis is fundamentally caused by generational imbalances in welfare and tax systems. (opens korrents.com)
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3 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Chip War (opens rcmnd.app)
“Chris Miller’s new book, Chip War, which I highly recommend, is just the best book on why semiconductors really matter.”
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Dominion (opens rcmnd.app)
“Tom Holland has this terrific book, Dominion, which points out that although we think we are secular, in reality, we are still a highly Christian society.”
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The Struggle for Mastery in Europe (opens rcmnd.app)
“Taylor’s masterpiece is quite a dense read, and I wouldn’t recommend it, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe. That’s the book I most admire, but it’s probably the last thing to start with.”
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Chip War (opens rcmnd.app)