For J. History of Ideas, Zac Endter and I spoke with Paul North and Paul Reitter about their new translation of Capital, Volume 1. We talked about different editions and previous translations, the call of Capital, Neue Marx Lektüre, and their future plans. jhiblog.org/2024/09/10/the…

Alperen Arslan (alperenarslan) and I just interviewed Liliana Doganova about her fantastic book, Discounting the Future (2024, Zone Books) for J. History of Ideas. We cover value theory, Critical Accounting, and the future's colonization. jhiblog.org/2024/09/23/dis…

In this interview with Bruno Leipold about his forthcoming book, "Citizen Marx" (Princeton University Press), Jochen Schmon asks about the influence of republicanism in Karl Marx's political thought. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/1…

Jacob Saliba and I interviewed Elías Palti about his new book, which contains many worthwhile provocations for intellectual historians. jhiblog.org/2025/02/03/wri…

All modesty aside, I think this doc will help students get through the new excellent translation of Marx's Capital. It is not comprehensive; it is not meant to substitute for the students critically reading the book themselves. Comments welcome! docs.google.com/document/d/19i…

My translation of Sven Reichardt’s essay is now up on the JHI Blog! jhiblog.org/2025/06/04/wha…

New on JHI Blog: interview with Alyssa Battistoni (Alyssa Battistoni) on her new book Free Gifts, a value-theoretical study of capitalism's appropriation of nature. Jochen Schmon asks about the "new materialism," reproductive labor, existentialism, and activism. jhiblog.org/2025/08/27/the…

Recent commission for JHI Blog: Lilia Endter interviewed Mikko Immanen about his most recent book, Adorno's Gamble, which reconstructs Adorno's integration and overcoming of the ideas of Weimar-era “conservative revolutionaries” like Klages and Spengler. jhiblog.org/2025/09/04/why…

Marek Maj on Soviet/Polish 'economizing' of intellectual labor jhiblog.org/2025/09/29/the…

For the J. History of Ideas, Sam Franz and I spoke with Edward Baring about his new book and the history of worker education. Editor: Zac Endter jhiblog.org/2025/10/22/the…