Piece for the London Review of Books on the forces mobilising against the BBC and what they actually want.
‘Woke conspiracies’
Interview with New Humanist about the crisis of liberalism
I discussed my forthcoming book This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of British Liberalism with New Humanist, reflecting on the book’s historical perspective and political implications.
Review of Head Hand Heart
I reviewed David Goodhart’s new book, Head Hand Heart, for The Guardian
New journal article
‘Anti-equivalence: pragmatics of post-liberal dispute’ , looking at the fractious and warlike character of contemporary political discourse, is now published online by European Journal of Social Theory.
The economic context of the ‘war’ on universities
Blogpost published at PERC., on how the financial crisis opened the door to attacks on ‘low value’ and ‘woke’ degrees.
Discussing behaviourism, economic policy and the pandemic
This event was hosted by the Politics of Economics project of the Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.
The politics of like and dislike
Essay in the London Review of Books, on how media and new technologies are harnessed to trigger ‘culture wars’.
The rise of the rule-breakers
Article written for The New Statesman, on the problem of rules and behavioural governance in the face of coronavirus.
What’s wrong with WhatsApp?
Guardian Long Read on how closed groups are unsettling politics and public life.
Succession Economics – new working paper
My new working paper on the politics and economics of inheritance, both in a public and a private sense, is now published online (and open access) by Centre for Understanding Prosperity.
‘Anger Fast and Slow’
My article, Anger Fast and Slow: Mediations of Justice and Violence in the Age of Populism, is now available open access in the latest issue of Global Discourse. The issue also contains a response from Jeremy Engels to my piece, plus a symposium on Nervous States, with two critical appraisals and my response.
Interview with Carl Miller for Intelligence Squared
In this podcast, I discuss the themes of Nervous States with Carl Miller, and relate them to the current moment.
The Great British battle
Essay published by Guardian Review, on the nationalist currents being stirred by the covid crisis.
