Alexander Hamilton, Christian Parenti, and the Struggle for Life without Illusions

Christian Parenti’s new book is not just a call for dirigiste social transformation; it’s also a plea for a firm grounding in political reality.

Review of Christian Parenti, Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder (New York: Verso Books, 2020)

A recent Jacobin Talks episode featuring a debate between Leigh Phillips and Christian Parenti on the question of nuclear energy got surprisingly heated, and it’s not for the reasons one might expect. Phillips and Parenti agree on th…