Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins runs a regular interview series with The Nation. He is an assistant professor in the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University and is writing a book for Yale University Press titled Impossible Peace, Improbable War: Raymond Aron and World Order. He is currently a Moynihan Public Scholars Fellow at City College.

United States Capitol, Washington DC, late 19th century. Albumen print, stereocard.

Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy? Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy?

A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People.

Nov 3, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

The Future of Magazines… and the World

The Future of Magazines… and the World The Future of Magazines… and the World

A conversation with Thomas Meaney, the editor of Granta, about literature and the left.

Oct 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

The Problem of Green Capitalism

The Problem of Green Capitalism The Problem of Green Capitalism

A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and obscured history of the capitalist push to monetize the energy transition.

Sep 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

A protester against the asylum seekers being housed in the Brook Hotel holds a sign saying “Deport Every Illegal” during the demonstration on August 8, 2025, in Norwich, United Kingdom.

“Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti “Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

A special edition of American Prestige.

Aug 12, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Daniel Bessner

Jürgen Habermas in Berlin, Germany, 2018.

Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity

A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more.

Jul 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Wolfgang Streeck, 2024.

The World Wolfgang Streeck Wants The World Wolfgang Streeck Wants

A conversation with the German sociologist about the challenges that face Europe and his polarizing views on how to roll back the excesses of globalization.

Jun 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658.

The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Apr 21, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Theodor Adorno giving a lecture at the Goethe-Institut in Rome, 1969.

What Adorno Can Still Teach Us What Adorno Can Still Teach Us

A conversation with Peter Gordon about the enduring influence of the Frankfurt School's leader, the future of critical theory, and his recent book, A Precarious Happiness.

Jan 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

A sign at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

How Did the Democrats Get Here? How Did the Democrats Get Here?

Talking with Tim Shenk about party realignment, the legacy of 1990s political consultants, the 2024 election, and his new book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics.

Oct 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

A man and a woman choose from an array of credit cards and dollar banknotes, 1979.

The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury

A conversation with Melinda Cooper about the recent history of neoliberalism and her new book Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance.

Sep 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Kate Yoon

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