Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy.
I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all.
Out in October with Random House.
US policy driven not by national interests but by the vanity of the king: "But it also reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to Mr. Trump’s vanity in order to get American might on their side." #neo-royalism
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...
"The vote on April 12 is Hungary’s best chance in 16 years to choose democracy over autocracy. It may not come again."
Excellent piece by Bálint Magyar and madlovicsb.bsky.social that lays out the stakes of Sunday's election in Hungary.
An interesting article estimating the threat of AI-agent responding across online survey platforms. Conclusion seems to be Prolific is good and MTurk is bad...https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xcg26_v1
In most countries, politics is divided along a left-right spectrum. In #America it appears the major divide is between the morally and the immorally evil.
You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.
And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.
In Fairfax county public schools won’t open till next Monday…
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
The accessible version of the paper is here: 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_e...
Original link here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...
https://81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_eb6ba4f5a8b34f488567c2bc0a722491.pdf
Authoritarian capitalism can emerge out of backlash to neoliberalism, and the Trump administration has been against immigration and free trade. But note that his strategy is two-fold: domestically, pro-big business and internationally, anti-globalization. As we wrote in our recent paper:
https://81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_eb6ba4f5a8b34f488567c2bc0a722491.pdf
Authoritarian capitalism can emerge out of backlash to neoliberalism, and the Trump administration has been against immigration and free trade. But note that his strategy is two-fold: domestically, pro-big business and internationally, anti-globalization. As we wrote in our recent paper:
I have had a few chats with @josephtorigian.bsky.social on his book but this one really turned out well and we addressed some core issues about the party and its history www.ncuscr.org/video/the-pa...
Thrilled that my co-authored piece with Xiuyu li from NYU and Kellee Tsai from Northeastern just came out in Comparative Politics, online first. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny... You can access the accepted version here 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_d...
A table summarizing the pathways can be found here 6/6
Understanding these historical pathways to authoritarian capitalism provides insight on contemporary democratic backsliding and right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe. 5/6
Conversely, when authoritarianism preceded capitalism, late industrializing states with weak business and working classes pursued developmental agendas by exercising autonomy over capital and repressing labor. 4/6
We argue that the timing of capitalism's establishment relative to authoritarianism matters. When capitalism preceded authoritarianism, autocracy arose from fear of communist redistribution or backlash against neoliberalism, with governments appealing to business and labor interests. 3/6
What accounts for the emergence of authoritarian capitalism in industrialized democracies, post-communist countries, and emerging market economies? We identify three pathways to authoritarian capitalism: anti-redistribution, post-communist backlash to neoliberalism, and late industrialization. 2/6
Thrilled that my co-authored piece with Xiuyu li from NYU and Kellee Tsai from Northeastern just came out in Comparative Politics, online first. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny... You can access the accepted version here 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_d...
Join us *online* next Tuesday, May 13 from 9:00-10:00am to discuss the US-China trade impasse with Ana Swanson (New York Times) and @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social ACF faculty affiliates @jonasnahm.com @lingchenscholar.bsky.social & Ho-fung Hung
REGISTER HERE:
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NIH laying off hundreds more staff, including the cancer research institute.
The US is now a country in full self-harm mode.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-lay...
THiS will hold its first Chinese Book Talk of 2025! On Apr. 22, 8:00–10:00 p.m. I’ll talk on my book, Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China (Oxford University Press, 2024). More info: www.thisoc.net/booktalk/boo...
I have some previous works on local electronics industry in China but not on the semiconductor industry specifically. And i have an article on tech war and China but not on the local level…
This is what the state imposing a vision of appropriate speech looks like. We should all fight against it, lest we all hang separately.
Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS.
Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)
congrats to Disease, having a huge year
To be clear: a tariff is a tax.
It’s shameful that the mainstream press puts the blame on Zelenskyy. They treat Trump as a force of nature, like the weather gods, and it’s up to the rest of us to deal with and make offerings, in hopes of placating them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
In sum, although China strongly criticized such a policy, its influence on China is not likely to be significant compared to its influence on the U.S. 6/6
Fourth, whether this policy can enhance U.S. firms' incentives to invest in their own country remains to be seen (maybe it will), although personally, I am quite doubtful due to the unsettled political environment under the current administration. 5/6