John GanzMy fascism problem and yoursAfter weeks (years, really) of debate on the subject I realized I’d never really committed to writing my argument about why I think it’s…3 min read·Jan 25, 2021--8--8
John GanzGramscians vs. SoreliansWriter Jacob Siegel made an observation to the effect of “The American Right has left its Grasmscian period and entered its Sorelian…4 min read·Jan 23, 2021--8--8
John GanzA little more on Romantic Irony, this time focusing on Kierkegaard’s interest and use in the…To recap from last time, this means that the ironic subject, if truly dedicated to irony, must negate, diminish, parody — must treat…3 min read·May 20, 2020----
John GanzRomantic Irony, Humor, and the Modern Self“Romantic Irony” might sound like a strange idea: we normally associate romanticism with the sincere expression of emotion and also with…5 min read·May 14, 2020----
John GanzThe Irishman and Post-War AmericaThe Irishman comes out at a particular interesting moment when we’re reassessing the history of the past century. The tendency recently…2 min read·Dec 4, 2019--1--1
John Ganz“A Conqueror’s Freedom”: A Hegelian Interpretation of Kanye West’s BreakdownSomething about Kanye West’s latest breakdown (or “breakthrough” as he puts it ) made me think of Hegel. In Hegel’s The Phenomenology of…5 min read·May 8, 2018----
John GanzMurray Rothbard’s Ontology and the Alt-RightThere have been several criticisms of my piece on Murray Rothbard for the Baffler. I did not, it is alleged, fully address the diversity of…9 min read·Dec 29, 2017--1--1
John GanzThe Low Political Theater of the Jongen Affair, one month laterAbout a month ago I published a piece in The Baffler about the Hannah Arendt Center’s decision to invite Marc Jongen of the Alternativ für…4 min read·Nov 21, 2017----
John GanzLibertarian “Democracy Skepticism” and the Pathological SelfI’ve been following with interest Will Wilkinson’s writing about libertarian democracy skepticism and the reach of its influence on the…4 min read·Nov 19, 2017--2--2
John GanzCrisis of the RepublicThe morning after Trump was elected, President Barack Obama told his daughters, as a way of reassuring them that, “Societies and cultures…13 min read·Apr 23, 2017----