A new year is a chance for a new start. At a time when the world is frenzied at best and frightening at worst, we need to reset our collective understanding of some fundamental truths. We ask leading public intellectuals in different fields—a judge, an archbishop, a mathematician, a historian and more—to suggest the single lesson we should learn in 2019.
Cathy Newman: Defeat the online trolls
David Neuberger: Learn the rule of law
Michael Lewis: Don’t trust Trump
Justin Welby: Recall how to forgive—and disagree
Lisa Appignanesi: Build a new sexual morality
Bernie Sanders: Aim for full employment
Melvyn Bragg: Stop holding referendums
Angela Saini: Fight the DNA determinists
Hannah Fry: Beware the robot takeover
Niall Ferguson: Respect natural monopolies
