Jonathan Levy

Historian at Sciences Po. Author of The Real Economy (Princeton) and Ages of American Capitalism (Random House).

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Tragedy, not faith in linear progress, has become the source of hope for moral and political progress. The rebirth of democracy and the salvation of the planet now depends on it. Project Syndicate @ProSyn https://t.co/GMLo4KApSg

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

I wrote this essay that says neoliberalism is as much liberalism as it is neo. For an issue on capital/state relations in US history edited by the historian Matteo Battistini at the excellent journal Scienza & Politica. https://t.co/6xOVdyNxiD

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

I am slowly, all too slowly, working on a history of the 21st century US. Thanks to PS for giving me space to work some thought out. @ProSyn https://t.co/hMV7dkKcpV

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

I wrote a short piece on the role of hypocrisy and morality in American Politics.
La rivoluzione di Trump? Il suo interesse personale @DomaniGiornale
https://t.co/CUpQQlNcUm

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Very happy to have just signed a contract for my new book, Ruled by None: A Political Theory of Capitalism, with @PrincetonUPress. Here’s a link to the book synopsis https://t.co/VmYv3Rlu6s

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

Did you read Ages of American Capitalism and think "this book is too short"? Well, here is a stab at a chapter 23, carrying the story to the present (or fall 2025 anyway). Thanks to my new Sciences Po colleague Jeanne Lazarus for inviting and editing. https://t.co/wPipqHT8yF

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

https://t.co/hjvY4ajgMs

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Join us for the NOMOS conference on Capitalism and Socialism. Agenda, registration, and Zoom link here https://t.co/lyRQJOi1Lh @NomosASPLP

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

Discussing my “new” book
https://t.co/3Ul5850Jk7

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

The Real Economy:
https://t.co/8krQ9GmaSY

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

When exactly did it all go wrong? Many times, including here. https://t.co/JthQirhrBU

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

Thank you Daniel Judt and JHI blog for engagement with The Real Economy
https://t.co/dTYmOVOR9J

[Jonathan Levy @_jonlevy]

Today is publication day for my book The Real Economy @PrincetonUPress
https://t.co/hNPCzC2hBA

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Excited to share my new article on capitalism, republicanism, social alienation and the case for planning, published OA at @apsrjournal

What Is the Wrong of Capitalism? | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core - https://t.co/Qrk95VAN6Y

[npj @TiltingatM3]

Excited to announce a new joint lecture series between the UChicago and Harvard history of capitalism workshops!

On Nov 17th, (11am - 12:30pm CST; 12pm - 1:30pm EST), @kevinhorourke will give a talk entitled "Coal, Colonies, and the Industrial Revolution."

[Max Krahé @maxkrahe]

My article on the political economy of deindustrialisation is out in CHS. Core claim: a Cold War comparison can teach us what features of democratic capitalism enabled this contentious process to go ahead. Gist in a 🧵: (1/n)

https://t.co/OJVRl3eiNR (the whole issue is great!)

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Glad to see this online! The Ethics of Global Capital Mobility https://t.co/85wVAXJ4PN

[ProMarket @ProMarket_org]

A turning point in the history of capitalism? In a new episode of Capitalisn't, @zingales & @bethanymac12 talk to @_jonlevy about his book Ages of American Capitalism. Listen to the episode here https://t.co/4g1oEka8SQ

And read an excerpt from the book: https://t.co/r16Vsd2wlB

[American Political Science Review @apsrjournal]

In #APSRFirstView, @chiaracordelli and Jonathan Levy develop a general account of the ethics of global capital mobility, proposing "a radical reform of the international monetary system." #APSR #polisciresearch

https://t.co/LR6ssKgOlH

[Chiara Cordelli @chiaracordelli]

Can a privatized government rule legitimately?

I try to answer this question in my new book, The Privatized State, out today. Here is an excerpt in the Boston Review.