Why Federalism: On the Role of China

The penultimate piece in my series on supranational federalism for the Streit Council is out. There’s no paywall. You can read it here:

https://www.streitcouncil.org/post/why-federalism-on-the-role-of-china

Beyond Ideology Critique

I have a new piece out on the concept of ideology for the Platypus Review. There’s no paywall. You can read it here: https://platypus1917.org/2025/09/01/beyond-ideology-critique/

Two Ships Passing at High Noon: Alasdair MacIntyre & Raymond Geuss

I’ve written a new piece about two philosophers – Raymond Geuss and the late Alasdair MacIntyre – for the Marginalia Review of Books. There’s no paywall. You can read it here:
https://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/two-ships-passing-at-high-noon-alasdair-macintyre-raymond-geuss

New Piece on the Declining University System for Cracks in Postmodernity

I’ve written a piece for Cracks in Postmodernity about the decline of the academy. It’s focused around the problem of bad lecturing. More fundamentally, it’s about the inability of the university system to legitimate itself to young people. There’s no paywall. You can read it here:

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/professors-stop-blaming-your-students

How Democracies Cry

I have a new piece out for Sublation on the state of democracy in the United States. There’s no paywall. You can read it here: https://www.sublationmag.com/post/how-democracies-cry-the-endless-wailing-of-levitsky-and-ziblatt