Michael Ignatieff is a writer, historian and former politician. He has taught at some of the world's most prestigious universities and in 2022 became the President and Rector at Central European ...

This counts as a consolation because it points us to that deeper wellspring of life and wisdom that, throughout the ages, promises to orient our consciences, to enflame our religious imaginations, and ...

In “On Consolation,” the prolific author, professor and former politician Michael Ignatieff pushes aside this commercial, foamy emotion and dives into the murkier waters beneath.

The consolation prize always felt more wondrous than the trophy from a real win. You had failed, and yet the world treated you with pleasure anyway.

Searching for Consolation in Max Weber’s Work Ethic The German sociologist’s famous treatise on capitalism takes on new meaning amid a job-destroying pandemic.