Daniel Chirot

Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure—and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism

How four revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment shaped today's world

How four revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment shaped today's world

Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions...

Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current...