Andrea Capussela
@andreacapussela.bsky.social
📖 The Republic of Innovation (Polity), The Political Economy of Italy's Decline (Oxford), Declino Italia (Einaudi), State-Building in Kosovo (Bloomsbury)
✒️ Domani, Le Grand Continent, sometimes Financial Times
✒️ Domani, Le Grand Continent, sometimes Financial Times
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Do that in America and you’re dead
January 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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...
'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...
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory D...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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...
'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...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies | Armida va Rij
US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone, says the Centre for European Reform’s Armida van Rij
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
'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...
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...
What has changed is the rhetoric, which no longer mentions 'values'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why the surprise over Trump’s Venezuela coup? US presidents promise isolation – and deliver war | Simon Jenkins
Last week’s events in Caracas come in a long line of American interventions. The White House has awesome power and is never shy of using it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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...
What has changed is the rhetoric, which no longer mentions 'values'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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.
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.
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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.
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.
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“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.”
Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 AM
“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...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial
Editorial: Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disaster
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
'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...
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...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
'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...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
Delighted and grateful that the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute included my book in its 2025 must reads
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December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Delighted and grateful that the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute included my book in its 2025 must reads
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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...
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...
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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...
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
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In my book I cite him, Barbarossa's uncle, and an adversary of urban liberty
A picture of the discovery
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www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed
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December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A picture of the discovery
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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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.
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.
We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how
This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win, say British PM Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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.
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...
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...
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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...
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...
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On two recent books.
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...
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
How not to talk about capitalism
The more it penetrates our daily lives, the less we seem to understand the “system that runs the world”
www.newstatesman.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
On two recent books.
Stoke Newington bookshop, slim green book
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Stoke Newington bookshop, slim green book
'Gaza’s killing and misery grind on'
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
'Gaza’s killing and misery grind on'
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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...
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
How not to talk about capitalism
The more it penetrates our daily lives, the less we seem to understand the “system that runs the world”
www.newstatesman.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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...
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...
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...
Il futuro umanesimo del Grand Continent e dell'Europa
Il quarto summit Le Grand Continent si conferma come sede di un dibattito centrato sull’Europa, tra umanesimo del futuro e sfide geopolitiche
nosalpes.eu
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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...
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
'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
Giustizia o libertà. Quegli ostacoli alla patrimoniale
Se un sistema fiscale è diventato regressivo, la prima cosa da fare è tassare di più i ricchissimi. Il rimedio è banale, e ovviamente giusto: eppure non lo applichiamo. Quali ostacoli lo impediscono? ...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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
'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/
CSEP on Instagram: "This Monday 24th 5:30-6:30pm at Keynes Seminar Room, Kings College. Join us for a fascinating discussion about innovation, populism and contending theoretical approaches to freedom...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Today presentation of my book at King's College Cambridge, 5.30 Keynes seminar room: www.instagram.com/p/DRZ50AcDBz2/
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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
El problema no son los jóvenes españoles.
@marujatorres.bsky.social
@mariaramirez.bsky.social
@robiols.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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
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...
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@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...
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM