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Dennis Kölling
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Writer and Researcher | Contemporary Intellectual History, Libertarianism, Popular Culture, Far Right in the US and Europe | PhD from @eui-eu.bsky.social

Find out more about me at https://linktr.ee/denniskoelling
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I am happy to announce that my extensive essay on Quinn Slobodian's latest book is out now in open access! Read my take on how the book details the intellectual origins of the contemporary far-right and engages with an innovative source base below (in German)👇👇👇
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Revolution ... or evolution?

Read the 🔓 #OpenAccess article (in German) by our Alumnus @denniskoelling.com on the paradoxical relationship between neoliberalism and far-right populism 👉 buff.ly/tJIdEiD

📚 #IntellectualHistory #PoliticalHistory
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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🔍 Elon Musk doesn’t need to launch the “America party”, he already owns the digital tools to mobilise millions. Is this the future of politics, or its privatisation?

Read more in this @financialtimes.com op-ed by @eui-history.bsky.social Prof. Nicolas Guilhot‬ 👇
loom.ly/P5DTd_0
Big Tech can beat political parties at their own game
Elon Musk does not need to launch the “America party” — he already owns the tools to herd individuals into a critical mass
loom.ly
July 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I am happy to announce that my extensive essay on Quinn Slobodian's latest book is out now in open access! Read my take on how the book details the intellectual origins of the contemporary far-right and engages with an innovative source base below (in German)👇👇👇
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
History Bubble: Can anyone recommend a good, comprehensive history of the Austrian school of economics not written by actors from within the school? Ideally an intellectual history, history of ideas or concepts, to contextualize theories such as opportunity costs.
March 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I wonder if Elon Musk has ever read Hazlitt.
March 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.

The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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A lot of Americans, even liberal ones, underestimate how much anger is building up towards Washington among those British and German social groups who were once the most fervent advocates for the alliance with the United States
Seeing a lot of left-leaning people express shock at this, but it's entirely what I'd expect from the MoS, and their readers - not doing so is a classic example of not understanding your political opponents.
March 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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@jeremycyoung.bsky.social, director of state and higher education policy at the free expression group PEN America, said senator Ted Cruz's database of “questionable” university research projects creates “a hit list” for higher education research. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
The NSF’s higher ed research "hit list"
Senator Ted Cruz has released a database of more than 3,400 National Science Foundation grants he believes push “a far-left ideology.” Free speech advocates and researchers say it’s a scare tactic tha...
www.insidehighered.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Billionaire Trump surrogate and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announced the Post’s opinion section will only accept opinions supporting personal liberties and free markets. This decision has been met with glee from conservatives and disgust from everyone else.
Jeff Bezos Reveals Repulsive New Change to Washington Post
A top editor at The Washington Post left after Bezos announced the change.
newrepublic.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Two weeks ago, I passed my PhD defense @eui-eu.bsky.social. I'm incredibly grateful for the exceptional guidance and support of my supervisor, Nicolas Guilhot, and the detailed, insightful, and inspiring comments from my examiners, Glenda Sluga, @duncanbell.bsky.social, and @quinnslobodian.com.
February 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Call for Papers: Oxford Centre for Intellectual History Graduate Conference 2025

This year's theme is 'Anachronism and History'. Deadline for applications is 20 April 2025.

Submit an abstract below ⬇️
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Microsoft Forms
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February 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.

Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.

Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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New(ish) article:

Duncan Bell, "John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire," History of Political Thought

go.shr.lc/3EFfrLf
John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire: Ingenta Connect
go.shr.lc
February 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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🎮 Playing with history

Watch the interview with our #PhD researcher @elisa-chazal.bsky.social on how material culture and historical reconstructions shape our understanding of the past, and on the opportunities offered by digital storytelling 👇

📹 #DigitalHistory #MaterialHistory #skystorians
🎮🏰 In this #MyEUIResearch video, @elisa-chazal.bsky.social @eui-history.bsky.social explores how material culture and historical reconstructions shape our understanding of the past.

🔍 Discover more about Elisa’s innovative video game project.

📹 Watch the interview: buff.ly/416Imzf
#DigitalHistory
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Wow, this post did not age well. Well, here goes another attempt to finally get away from the madness of Twitter.
Hello world! Recently back to social media and I‘ll give Bluesky a chance, now that Twitter has become a disaster.
February 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Great article about book lovers and how the language of wealth has taken over discussions of reading in the popular imagination.

reactormag.com/why-are-we-t...
Why Are We Talking About Books Like This? - Reactor
What the language we use says about our perception of reading.
reactormag.com
February 7, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Hello world! Recently back to social media and I‘ll give Bluesky a chance, now that Twitter has become a disaster.
February 7, 2024 at 11:30 AM