Niall Ferguson
Scottish historian
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| September 2024 | In a CNBC interview, disputed claims that Trump threatens American democracy, arguing that the political system successfully contained Trump's impulses in 2020 and 2021. |
| June 2024 | Niall Ferguson became a bi-weekly columnist at The Free Press. |
| June 14 2024 | Ferguson was awarded a knighthood in the birthday honours list of King Charles III. |
| 2023 | Ferguson was a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics for the 2023/2024 academic year. |
| 2023 | In an interview with Jordan Peterson, Ferguson declared his position as a lapsed atheist and discussed the implications of atheism on society and individual ethics. |
| 2023 | The University of Austin received approval to grant degrees. |
| October 7 2023 | Niall Ferguson commented on the Hamas-led attack on Israel, stating that the violence witnessed was the most severe against Jews since the Holocaust and emphasized the impossibility of co-existence with Hamas in control of Gaza. |
| September 2023 | Ferguson opined that unless Biden withdrew his candidacy, the Democrats were likely to lose the White House to Trump, comparing the situation to other historical presidential terms. |
| September 2023 | Ferguson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and their two sons were baptized. |
| September 2023 | In a CNBC interview, Ferguson disputed claims that Trump posed a threat to American democracy, acknowledging Trump's weaknesses but asserting that the political system had contained his impulses successfully. |
| May 2023 | In an article for The Spectator, Ferguson suggested that Trump could realistically win the 2024 Republican primaries and presidential election despite ongoing legal challenges against him. |
| July 2022 | In commenting on the ethnic diversity of candidates for the July–September Conservative Party leadership election, Ferguson argued against the idea that racism or nostalgia for the British Empire significantly influenced the Brexit vote. |
| July 2022 | Niall Ferguson endorsed Kemi Badenoch's campaign during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. |
| March 22 2022 | Niall Ferguson expressed his views on the ongoing conflict following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, concluding that the U.S. intended to prolong the war by continuing military support to Ukraine, while criticizing the lack of diplomatic efforts for a cease-fire and labeling the Moscow rally as 'fascistic'. |
| 2021 | Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Ferguson criticized the SNP government of Nicola Sturgeon for its management of the Scottish economy, education, and freedom of speech, while arguing that the Labour Party's belief in devolution to stem Scottish nationalism was a mistake. |
| 2021 | Niall Ferguson became a joint-founder of the new University of Austin, Texas. |
| 2021 | Ferguson condemned the Capitol attack by Trump supporters and called for the prosecution of participants, asserting that Trump's actions had cost Republicans the Senate. |
| 2021 | In a podcast interview with Lex Fridman, Ferguson reflected on the failures in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing many issues to systemic problems rather than placing personal blame on President Trump. |
| 2020 | Ferguson predicted the European Union was destined to become 'moribund' and at risk of collapse, critiquing its monetary, immigration, and security policies. |
| 2020 | During the presidential election, Ferguson noted that Trump's support among Black and Latino voters was rising, despite expectations of a Democratic 'blue wave' due to concerns over law and order. |
| 2020 | Ferguson predicted that the EU was destined to become 'moribund' and at risk of collapse, asserting that the single currency primarily benefited Northern Europe and Germany while causing turmoil in Southern Europe. |
| 2020 | Ferguson was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (HonFRSE) in the disciplines of language, literature, and history. |
| June 2020 | He began writing a semi-monthly column for Bloomberg Opinion. |
| January 2020 | Niall Ferguson began predicting that the COVID-19 pandemic would have a severe impact on the world, drawing on his research of previous pandemics. |
| 2019 | In an op-ed in The New York Times, Ferguson characterized the China–United States trade war as the beginning of a Second Cold War, suggesting it could reduce political polarization in the U.S. |
| 2019 | He was a visiting lecturer at Tsinghua University in China from 2019 to 2020. |
| March 2019 | Ferguson spoke at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit, where he acknowledged his previous skepticism about blockchain technology and admitted to being wrong about its potential uses. |
| February 2019 | In February, Ferguson became an advisor for Ampleforth Protocol, a digital asset protocol firm, attracted by its goal to 'reinvent money' and create an equitable payments system. |
| 2018 | Niall Ferguson stated in a 2018 interview on the Rubin Report that his views align with classical liberalism. |
| 2018 | Niall Ferguson published 'The Square and the Tower', proposing a modified version of group selection in history that explains it through the evolution of human networks, emphasizing a transition from hierarchical to flatter network connections. |
| 2018 | Ferguson became naturalized as a United States citizen. |
| 2018 | During a debate, Ferguson articulated his views on immigration and Islamic political ideology, emphasizing the need for better cultural and economic integration in Europe. |
| 2018 | Ferguson argued that a presidency under Hillary Clinton would have been more disruptive and that she would have likely faced immediate impeachment from Trump supporters. |
| March 2018 | In spring 2018, Niall Ferguson opposed a left-leaning student takeover of the Cardinal Conversations initiative at Stanford by collaborating with College Republican leaders. |
| 2017 | Ferguson speculated about potential political realignment involving Trump, Putin, Xi, Theresa May, and Marine Le Pen, proposing a new international 'world order' that could reduce global conflict. |
| 2017 | Ferguson opined that the West underestimated the rise of militant Islam and its global consequences, drawing parallels to historical failures to predict the spread of communism. |
| 2017 | Ferguson changed his perspective on Bitcoin, stating it had established itself as a form of 'digital gold' and a store of value for wealthy investors, particularly in countries with weak rule of law. |
| 2016 | Initially highly critical of the European Union referendum results, warning of dire economic consequences, but later changed stance and came out in support of Britain's exit from the European Union. |
| 2016 | During the UK EU membership referendum, Ferguson initially supported the Remain campaign, warning of dire economic consequences and expressing concerns about the potential rise of Jeremy Corbyn. |
| 2016 | After initially supporting Remain, Ferguson changed his stance and came out in support of Brexit, criticizing the EU's policies on monetary issues, immigration, and national security. |
| 2016 | Ferguson left Harvard to become a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, after being an adjunct fellow since 2005. |
| 2016 | Three weeks before the presidential election, Ferguson declared that Trump's campaign was over following the Access Hollywood scandal and predicted Hillary Clinton would become the first female President of the United States. |
| 2016 | Jon Wilson published 'India Conquered', a book intended to rebut Ferguson's arguments regarding the British Raj, which further contributed to the scholarly debate on Ferguson's views of the British Empire. |
| 2016 | Ferguson expressed strong criticism regarding the results of the 2016 European Union referendum, warning of dire economic consequences. |
| November 2016 | Ferguson urged Trump to avoid a trade war with China and instead pursue a co-evolution policy with President Xi Jinping. |
| November 2016 | Ferguson argued that Trump and Putin could work towards the electoral victory of Marine Le Pen in the 2017 French presidential election, seeing her as a politician aligned with Trump’s interests. |
| November 2016 | In the same article, Ferguson speculated that Trump could stabilize international relations by recognizing Russia as a great power and collaborating with President Vladimir Putin. |
| November 2016 | Ferguson proposed that a quintumvirate of leaders—Trump, Putin, Xi, May, and Le Pen—could lead to a stable 'world order' that minimizes the risk of international conflict. |
| November 2016 | Niall Ferguson published an article in The Boston Globe advising President Trump to support Prime Minister Theresa May's efforts for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, suggesting it would be beneficial for breaking up the EU. |
| January 2016 | Niall Ferguson expressed skepticism about Donald Trump's chances in the Republican primaries, stating that Trump's support was fragile and unlikely to succeed in the early stages. |
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