We live in a time when all elites, whether on the left or the right, believe in rigid rules that say there is no… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
So much of the language that surrounds us - from things like economics, management theory, and the algorithms built into computer systems - appears… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
Fred Hoyle was one of the first scientists to become famous on television and radio. It was because he told a dramatic story about… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
In the battle for Kobane on the Syrian border, everyone talks about the enemy - IS - and the frightening ideas that drive them.… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
I have a suspicion that the politicians' revival of the old behaviourist ideas and techniques will be helped and reinforced by a powerful ally… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
I have always wanted to make a series of films which would be like an 'emotional history' that conveys what it feels like to… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
BP is accused of destroying the wildlife and coastline of America, but if you look back into history, you find that BP did something… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
In many cruise ships, there are hundreds of workers from some of the poorest countries on earth who are paid minute amounts of actual… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
Journalists, whose job is to pull back and tell dramatic stories that bring power into focus, find it impossible because things like economic theory… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
There is a lurking sense that there is a kind of seedy corruption underlying a lot of public life today. But while journalism does… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
Tyler Kent was a horrible man. He was a rabid anti-communist who believed that the Jews had been behind the Russian Revolution. — Adam Curtis Copy Share
Ever since the economic crisis in 2008, millions of people have accepted cuts in all sorts of things - from real wages and living… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
James Goldsmith is important because he used the power of the markets to break up the cosy patrician elite that ran Britain and its… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
Of course there are many factors that led to the Iranian revolution, but back in 1951, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company - which would later… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
At its heart, 'South Park' has a touching faith in human beings: that despite their absurdities and flaws, people have the capacity to create… — Adam Curtis Copy Share
