Discussing Nervous States with Mind of State, a new podcast exploring the intersection of politics and psychology.
Democracy and the decline of reason
In conversation with Josh Cohen on ‘the psychopolitics of accleration’
This recording is of a public conversation I had with Goldsmiths colleague Josh Cohen, to explore overlapping themes of our two books, Nervous States and Not Working
‘Everything is war and nothing is true’
Op-Ed published in The New York Times, featuring arguments from Nervous States.
‘The end of the age of objectivity’
Interview with The New Yorker on Nervous States, covering Trump and the status of truth in American politics right now.
Nervous States out in the US
Nervous States: Democracy & the Decline of Reason is published in the US by Norton on 26th February. It’s been described as an “interdisciplinary masterpiece” in The New York Times Book Review, and The New Yorker interviewed me about the book’s ideas here.
I’ll be discussing the book with Max Read of New York Magazine on 5th March at McNally Jackson, Brooklyn.
‘Leave, and Leave Again’
Article published in the London Review of Books, looking at the political crisis of Brexit, following the government defeat on 15th January.
Why we stopped trusting elites
Long Read on populism and the crisis of trust, published in The Guardian. An audio version of this article is also available.
Anger Fast & Slow
This piece was given as the Annual Lecture at the Queen Mary Center for the History of Emotions.
Interview on The Happiness Industry
Discussing The Happiness Industry with the Mad in America podcast .
Review of National Populism
National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy by Roger Eatwell & Matthew Goodwin reviewed in The Guardian.
Politics Theory Other podcast interview
Interview about Nervous States with Alex Doherty for the Politics Theory Other podcast. This is the second part of an interview on the book. The first part is here.
‘Against responsibility’
Review of Family Values by Melinda Cooper, published in London Review of Books.
