Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman

Rutger Bregman is a historian and author. He has published five books on history, philosophy, and economics. His books Humankind (2020) and Utopia for Realists (2017) were both New York Times bestsellers and have been translated in more than 40 languages. Bregman has twice been nominated for the prestigious European Press Prize for his work at The Correspondent. He lives in Holland.

Close-up of two figures; one extends an apple towards the other near a tree trunk. The scene references the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
7 min
In 1965, six boys were stranded on an island. Fifteen months later, the survivors were rescued. How many were there?
John Templeton Foundation
6 min
Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.
5 min
We make school kids read "Lord of the Flies"—but it's only half the story.