political theory

William E. Connolly on the Indifference of the World to Human Endeavor

William E. Connolly on the Indifference of the World to Human Endeavor

In Climate Machines, Fascist Drives, and Truth, political theorist William E. Connolly explores how our assumption that the world is made for us has led us into a dangerous complacency.

Opportunity in Crises: On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘For a Left Populism’

Opportunity in Crises: On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘For a Left Populism’

By adopting a populist strategy, the left could finally overcome neoliberalism, replacing it with a deeper, kinder and more radical form of democracy, Mouffe argues.

Game of Throne’s Daenerys Targaryen Is Niccolò Machiavelli’s Perfect Princ[ess]

Game of Throne’s Daenerys Targaryen Is Niccolò Machiavelli’s Perfect Princ[ess]

If Niccolò Machiavelli were alive today he would enjoy the politically-charged and fantastical world of Game of Thrones, particularly the moral struggles of Daenerys Targaryen.