Corey Robin

Corey Robin teaches political science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Fear: The History of a Political Idea and is writing a book about conservatism and counterrevolution.

Currently

  • Letters

    November 18, 2009 Subscribe

  • The First Counter-revolutionary

    September 30, 2009

    Thomas Hobbes sensed the revolutionary impulses of early modern Europe and transformed them into a defense of the most hidebound form of rule.

2008

  • Out of Place

    June 4, 2008

    How conservatives have turned a sense of exclusion into a powerful philosophy of self-styled truancy.

2006

  • Strangers in the Land

    March 23, 2006 Subscribe

    Human Cargo and The Rights of Others chronicle the plight of refugees and migrants, revealing how seemingly simple moral positions can assume toxic political form.

2005

  • The Fear of the Liberals

    September 8, 2005

    How could liberals believe the most reactionary President since William McKinley could and would export democracy to Iraq?

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Blogs

» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
11 Comments
Posted at 4:40 PM ET

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman
Posted at 12:29 ET

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
46 Comments

» The Beat

House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
24 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
201 Comments

» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
58 Comments