Thoughts

In the first quarter of the twenty-first century, a familiar refrain has emerged: we are living through so much history. More pessimistically, for some, it has become: “I am sick of living through so much history.” The exhaustion brought on by these social and political shifts is often felt most acutely when analyzing the slow-motion fragmentation of the Western world, as nationalist political forces in the United States have ridiculed and threatened their European allies wit

As I type on the eve of yet another grotesque act of political violence in America, I cannot help but reflect on the long history of murder masquerading as politics. When I learned from my students about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting as I walked into my afternoon Criminal Justice course, my mind immediately returned to a phrase often attributed to the German social scientist Theodor Adorno: Murder is not a political instrument. Adorno’s influence peaked in th

Populism’s defeats in Canada and Australia signal a global shift. Internationalizing elections and confronting elite-driven nationalism are proving effective in response.

Due to a confluence of factors, Iceland’s government has promised a referendum on EU membership by 2027.