Max Weber Today
Wendy Brown’s Nihilistic Times
Max Weber is the thinker of modernity par excellence.(...)
Wendy Brown’s Nihilistic Times
Max Weber is the thinker of modernity par excellence.(...)
The New Feudalism, Part II
The United States of Coke, or illiberal Hungary? It's hard to get excited.(...)
Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism
In Cory Doctorow’s dystopian novel Attack Surface, a disaffected hacker provides a tart postmortem for liberal democracy.(...)
Hyperculture, by Byung Chul-Han
Korean-German philosopher Byung Chul-Han is the quintessential postmodern figure. Having to come to Germany to study metallurgy, he switched fields and mastered the argot of German philosophy.(...)
Habermas Against the Fascists
As far as philosophers go, few qualify for the household name category in Germany more than 91-year-old Jürgen Habermas.(...)
Looking For a Better Europe
Elections for the European Parliament begin Thursday and predictions of doom and gloom are the order of the day. And why not?(...)