On greed and war. (Well, only easy topics...)

Seems clearly right

“I do not take a clear position on whether liberty as non-domination is or is not compatible with ‘capitalism’: left-wing republicans argue that it is not; I say it’s an empirical question …”

An exchange with @brankomilan.bsky.social on my review of his book: open.substack.com/pub/andreaca...

Autonomy from Washington: Merz is quite right in saying that Germany should have the strongest army in Europe. But I would add that Bavaria should have the strongest army in Germany. And Munich in Bavaria. And Marienplatz in Munich.

'[Bezos's] ownership of the Washington Post is yet more proof, if needed, that owning a newspaper is not about money; it’s about power and influence.' That is why it ought to be regulated as strictly as political money ought to be www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gaza: genocide, extermination, collective punishment, ethnic cleasning: call it what you will: the killing goes on: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

The main argument in my book is the 'synergy between Schumpeterian theory and republican theory. The former indicts the informal political power of incumbent and superstar firms in the name of innovation, the latter in the name of liberty.' www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

'[US] elites had two options to protect themselves: ‘change the rules of globalization so that it no longer hollows out Western middle classes’, or ‘improve the income position of the middle by taxing more the domestic rich’. They chose the first option' open.substack.com/pub/andreaca...

'les élites américaines avaient deux options pour se protéger : « changer les règles de la mondialisation afin qu’elle ne touche plus les classes moyennes » ou « augmenter leurs revenus en taxant davantage les riches ». Elles ont choisi la première option' legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...

"There are still judges in Berlin" [in Luxembourg] www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Excellent post, and very convincing. One more argument: typically, domination lies behind large inequalities; that is a big concern, if we care about liberty (as non-domination) and Schumpeterian creative destruction. I try to make this argument here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

'Necessarily unlimited, greed ruins both the person and society' A quick search in my school books tells me that that view already appears in two of the very earliest (historical) authors of European literature: Solon and Theognis, late VII-early VI century legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...

My review of @brankomilan.bsky.social's great book. Nationalism, he argues, arises from greed: from the desire to be richer than others ‘for ever’. As in Tacitus, the last words of the book fall like a blade: ‘Wars are our way to try to reach for that “for ever”.’ legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...

'Necessarily unlimited, greed ruins both the person and society' A quick search in my school books tells me that that view already appears in two of the very earliest (historical) authors of European literature: Solon and Theognis, late VII-early VI cent. open.substack.com/pub/andreaca...

'Necessarily unlimited, greed ruins both the person and society': a quick search in my school books tells me that that view already appears in two of the very earliest (historical) authors of European literature: Solon and Theognis, late VII-early VI century

My today's Substack: A pedagogical tax Why the rich should be uber-taxed branko2f7.substack.com/p/a-pedagogi...

My review of @brankomilan.bsky.social's great book. Nationalism, he argues, arises from greed: from the desire to be richer than others ‘for ever’. As in Tacitus, the last words of the book fall like a blade: ‘Wars are our way to try to reach for that “for ever”.’ open.substack.com/pub/andreaca...

Excellent, by @brankomilan.bsky.social : on greed, values, and the expressive, pedagogical rationale of the Zucman tax: open.substack.com/pub/branko2f...

Qué bueno esto de @andreacapussela.bsky.social sobre el libro de @brankomilan.bsky.social. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...

My review of @brankomilan.bsky.social's great book, taking issue with its implicit pessimism. On @grandcontinent.bsky.social: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...

My review of Branko Milanovic’s latest book (English version of text published in French on @grandcontinent.bsky.social): open.substack.com/pub/andreaca...

The artist: “You can’t not think about your own kids and your own families. I hope that might lead people to think about how they might help..., take a photo of the mural and pass it along ... because hearing something from someone you know is important.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Excellent post by @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social : 'the concentration of economic power has become excessive', but he is pessimistic about our chances to address this problem. One reason, I argue here, is ideological: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-po...

The closer one is to Washington the clearer one sees www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Do that in America and you’re dead

Trump, EU, and tech markets: 'If someone demands that you follow their orders or they’ll burn your house down, so you do, and they burn your house down anyway … well, you’re a bit of a fool if you keep on doing what they tell you, aren’t you?' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'European democracies are facing a pincer attack: externally taking fire from the US administration and Silicon Valley companies, internally from the European far right – with an overlay of crippling dependency on the US for security.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Plausibly, S Jenkins argues that we shouldn't be surprised of the attack on Venezuela: it follows a string of precedents that began in 1999, with 'the clearly illegal bombing of Belgrade'. What has changed is the rhetoric, which no longer mentions 'values' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I love Bluesky. Trump conquers Venezuela. Israel destroys Gaza. Russia attacks Odessa. Stock market goes nuts about oil in Venezuela. China surrounds Taiwan. But, wait, on Tuesday, I have a presentation of my paper on delinquent credit clams in Urania in 1993.

“The reality is that America is in breach of the United Nations charter,” he added. “It has committed the crime of aggression, which the court at Nuremberg described as the worst crime of all.”

'Israel’s allies were slowly pushed into acknowledging and challenging the carnage in Gaza. They must not drag their feet again. It is not bad weather but bad faith that is the greatest threat to those now struggling to survive.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'The art world, with all its progressive scaffolding and humanist ornamentation, practically designed to celebrate and aestheticise every rebellion, couldn’t metabolise Palestine. It still can’t.' www.equator.org/articles/how...

Delighted and grateful that the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute included my book in its 2025 must reads gdi.ch/en/publicati...

Economic decline doesn’t always lead to #populism. The local political climate acts as a filter. As Deppisch & @andreasklaerner.bsky.social argue in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, in some rural areas discontent leads to civic engagement. In others, it is a vehicle for revenge. doi.org/10.1080/0034...

In my book I cite him, Barbarossa's uncle, and an adversary of urban liberty

A picture of the discovery www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Two of the few remaining centre-left prime ministers in Europe (🇩🇰 & 🇬🇧) come together to write a joint op-ed on ... harder migration policy. A sign of the times. Most noteworthy for me is the call for ECHR reform, though with little detail on how it should be changed.

Podcast on my @politybooks.bsky.social book, in St Andrews splendid @rbpodcast.bsky.social series. I discuss the links between classical liberty and P. Aghion's Schumpeterian theory, and pick from M. Wolf's and @brankomilan.bsky.social's reform programmes www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-br...

On two recent books.

Stoke Newington bookshop, slim green book

'Gaza’s killing and misery grind on' www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Splendid text, by @newlefteviews.bsky.social, reviewing a book I haven't read, Beckert's, and one, @brankomilan.bsky.social's, which I would like to review www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...

​Bel resoconto ​su @nosalpes.bsky.social della parte pubblica del summit @grandcontinent.bsky.social dei giorni scorsi: Trump e Putin aggrediscono 'il principio di libertà così come lo intendiamo proprio in Europa, ha detto con leggerezza e forza Andrea Capussela' nosalpes.eu/2025/12/04/i...

Qui parlo di tassa Zucman e idea classica di libertà: 'Assunta questa concezione, e date le condizioni attuali, la battaglia per la giustizia fiscale è una battaglia di libertà.' www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment... @marioricciardi.bsky.social @fabriziobarca.bsky.social @fsaraceno.bsky.social

Today presentation of my book at King's College Cambridge, 5.30 Keynes seminar room: www.instagram.com/p/DRZ50AcDBz2/

Artículo de un “think tanker” conservador estadounidense defendiendo a Franco, en el Wall Street Journal. El problema no son los jóvenes españoles. @marujatorres.bsky.social @mariaramirez.bsky.social @robiols.bsky.social

@jonathanhopkin.bsky.social hello Jonathan, maybe I told you that I was writing this, which has just come out, and maybe it can interest you: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...