Skip to main content

Hugo Drochon

Hugo Drochon

12 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Hugo Drochon, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Nottingham, is the author of Nietzsche’s Great Politics (Princeton University Press, 2016).

Sort by: Show:
  1. The New French Politics
    drochon11_CHRISTIAN HARTMANNPOOLAFP via Getty Images_macronelectionvote Christian Hartmann/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

    The New French Politics

    Jun 21, 2022 Hugo Drochon explains what the parliamentary elections will mean for President Emmanuel Macron's ability to govern.

  2. Macron vs. Le Pen, Round Two
    drochon10ChesnotGetty Images_marine le pen LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

    Macron vs. Le Pen, Round Two

    Apr 21, 2022 Hugo Drochon explains why, win or lose, France’s far-right presidential candidate is attracting more voters than ever.

  3. On Liberty, Conspiracy, and Vaccination
    drochon9_WILLIAM WESTAFP via Getty Images_covidconspiracy William West/AFP via Getty Images

    On Liberty, Conspiracy, and Vaccination

    Jul 2, 2021 Hugo Drochon explains why the fight against the pandemic cannot be won with censorship of bizarre beliefs.

  4. The Master and Mar-a-Lago
    op_drochon3_Davidoff StudiosGetty Images_trump ivanka lap Davidoff Studios/Getty Images

    The Master and Mar-a-Lago

    Feb 12, 2021 Hugo Drochon reviews music critic Alex Ross's deep dive into the legacy of nineteenth-century composer Richard Wagner.

  5. Mask Wars
    drochon8_Jabin BotsfordThe Washington Post via Getty Images_trump mask Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

    Mask Wars

    Jul 27, 2020 Hugo Drochon urges citizens and politicians alike to grasp the implications of face coverings for democracy.

  1. klee19_Gerhard JorenLightRocket via Getty Images_hyundaimanufacturing Gerhard Joren/LightRocket via Getty Images

    What Fiscally Sound Industrial Policy Can Do

    Keun Lee highlights three tools that can support domestic-market growth and development without breaking the bank.
  2. boskin94_Elijah NouvelageGetty Images_voting ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

    Why Voters Are Unhappy About the Biden Economy

    Michael J. Boskin explains why Americans do not share the White House’s rosy assessment of its economic track record.
  3. ginsberg1_Tayfun CoskunAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_january6journalistviolence Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    Our Freedoms Depend on Press Freedom

    Jodie Ginsberg warns that the increased targeting of journalists and the media is a key indicator of democratic erosion.
  4. balasegaram2_JOHN WESSELSAFP via Getty Images_africaflood John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images

    Climate Change Is a Worse Health Threat Than We Think

    Manica Balasegaram warns that the world is underestimating the extent to which global warming will fuel antimicrobial resistance.
  5. delong259_ChesnotGetty Images_musk Omar Marques/Getty Images

    Musk Has Made Tesla a Meme Stock

    J. Bradford DeLong

    Although Tesla appears to be wildly overvalued compared to rival automakers, its shareholders are betting that they can sell their holdings to a greater fool in the near future, and Elon Musk is eagerly indulging their speculative exuberance. None of it bodes well for company’s workers, suppliers, and other customers.

    worries that the first mover in electric vehicles is increasingly running on bucket-shop hype.
  6. buchholz15_Al Drago-PoolGetty Images_yellen Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images

    The US Treasury’s Bond Blunder Will Cost Gen Z Dearly

    Todd G. Buchholz & James Carter thinks the US should have locked in favorable borrowing rates when it had the chance.
  7. james217_ Christopher FurlongGetty Images_gold Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    What’s Driving the Global Gold Rush?

    Harold James considers the political factors pushing the price of the “barbarous relic” to all-time highs.
  8. stiglitz333_ Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_bidentrump Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    Global Elections in the Shadow of Neoliberalism

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    While scandals, culture wars, and threats to democracy dominate the headlines, the biggest issues in this super election year ultimately concern economic policies. After all, the rise of anti-democratic populist authoritarianism is itself the legacy of a misbegotten economic ideology.

    considers what 40 years of anti-government, low-tax, deregulatory advocacy have wrought around the world.
  9. terzi6_green transition degrowth Getty Images

    Averting Climate Catastrophe Requires Economic Growth

    Alessio Terzi & Gernot Wagner show why shrinking the global economy, as envisaged by advocates of degrowth, is a bad way to cut emissions.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.