Archive - The Theory Brief

Combining the concept of diagonalism with Zygmunt Bauman's "liquid modernity" allows us to better grasp Trump's flexible ideology.

Feb 18, 2025 • Victor Shammas

Stuart Hall, An Intellectual for Times of Reaction

In troubling times, we should return to Stuart Hall, a remarkable political thinker and cultural analyst.

Oct 2, 2024 • Victor Shammas

The New Fascist International

A growing club of far-right, hardline nationalist, and fascist political leaders is working hard to transform the world. They must be opposed.

Feb 5, 2025 • Victor Shammas

Technofeudalism and Telecoms

Taking a closer look at two books—Yanis Varoufakis's 'Technofeudalism' and Eva Dou's 'House of Huawei'—reveals the deep entanglement of technology and…

Mar 7, 2025 • Victor Shammas

Norway's Right is Obsessed With Immigration and Crime

Norway is a safe, prosperous, and diverse society. So why can't the right stop talking about immigration and crime?

Aug 28, 2025 • Victor Shammas

The AI Hype Bubble

And its cognitive, social, and financial risks.

Mar 25, 2025 • Victor Shammas

The Poverty of Abundance

Abundance liberalism won't defeat fascism.

Sep 22, 2025 • Victor Shammas

The Blitzkrieg President

Trump's first weeks back in power have aimed to disorient and demoralize—and so, to begin the work of dismantling liberal democracy.

Feb 11, 2025 • Victor Shammas

Lemkin's Concept of Genocide

A 1945 letter from jurist Raphael Lemkin takes us back to a historical moment when the concept of genocide was just beginning to take hold.

Jul 30, 2025 • Victor Shammas

The Trillion-Dollar Vassal

How Trump 2.0, Israel’s Gaza war, and Norway's two-trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund converged in a firestorm of finance, geopolitics, and genocide.

Nov 14, 2025 • Victor Shammas

What’s the Matter with Kentucky?

Are Trumpists found—or made? A ground-level report from eastern Kentucky only tells half the story.

Apr 2, 2025 • Victor Shammas

A Streetcar Named Greenland

Trump wants to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark. But replacing a former colonizer with a global hegemon is only a recipe for deeper subjugation…

Jan 9, 2025 • Victor Shammas

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