I greatly enjoyed this conversation with The Cadre Journal. We began by discussing the two articles below and my book project on The Intellectual World War, but we then expanded the conversation to address larger issues regarding student radicalism, US imperialism, the rise of fascism, etc. Click here to listen to it on Spotify.
“The CIA & the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism.” Los Angeles Review of Books, “The Philosophical Salon” (June 27, 2022).
“Critical and Revolutionary Theory.” Domination and Emancipation: Remaking Critique. Ed. Daniel Benson. London: Roman & Littlefield International, 2021.
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“The Intellectual World War: Class Struggle in Theory” A Discussion at the CTW’s 2022 Summer School
I was pleased to share an overview of my book project with the participants in the Critical Theory Workshop‘s 2022 Summer School in Paris and online. We discuss my intellectual and political development, elucidating what has led me from French theory and Frankfurt School critical theory to a historical materialist critique of the global theory industry.
Call for Applications: The Critical Theory Workshop’s 15th-Annual Hybrid Summer School
Please consider joining us in Paris or online for the 15th edition of the Critical Theory Workshop’s Summer School (flyer below). Invited speakers include Derek Ford, Clara Lecadet, Helmut-Harry Loewen, Jennifer Ponce de León, Eli Portella Perreras, Salvador Rangel, myself, and more TBA. Click here for more info, including how to apply.

Traduction française de mon article sur l’École de Francfort
Un grand merci aux Images pensées pour avoir traduit mon article “La CIA et l’anti-communisme de l’École de Francfort“, que j’avais écrit en anglais et publié ici.
Interview: “The Critical Academic World War with Gabriel Rockhill”
I had a wide-ranging conversation with Sasha on the Historic.ly podcast about my current research on class struggle in theory & anti-communism. Click here to listen. We touched on, in some capacity, the following articles:
“The CIA & the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism.” Los Angeles Review of Books, “The Philosophical Salon” (June 27, 2022). This article was translated into Spanish, Romanian and Turkish.
“Critical and Revolutionary Theory.” Domination and Emancipation: Remaking Critique. Ed. Daniel Benson. London: Roman & Littlefield International, 2021.
“Foucault, Anti-Communism & the Global Theory Industry: A Reply to Critics.” Los Angeles Review of Books, “The Philosophical Salon” (February 1, 2021). This article was translated into Turkish.
“Foucault: The Faux Radical.” Los Angeles Review of Books, “The Philosophical Salon” (October 12, 2020). This article was translated into Turkish.
“The CIA Reads French Theory: On the Intellectual Labor of Dismantling the Cultural Left.” Los Angeles Review of Books, “The Philosophical Salon” (February 27, 2017). This article was translated into Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, French, Persian, Greek & Kurdish.
Turkish Translation of Frankfurt School Article
My recent article “The CIA & the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism,” is now available in Turkish. Click here to read it.
Romanian Translation of Frankfurt School Article
Thanks to Maria Cernat and Baricada România, my recent article “The CIA & the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism,” is now available in Romanian. Click here to read it.
Artículo sobre la Escuela de Frankfurt traducido al español
Gracias a Emiliano Silva Izquierdo por haber traducido mi reciente artículo, “The CIA & the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism,” al español, y a Rebelión por haberlo publicado: “La CIA y el anticomunismo de la Escuela de Frankfurt“.
Interview on “The Barricade”
I was honored to be interviewed by “The Barricade” regarding my book project “The Intellectual World War.” The interview, entitled “The CIA, the Universities, and Anti-Communist Marxism,” is in two parts (see below).
Interviewed by Midwestern Marx
I was honored to be interviewed by Midwestern Marx regarding my recent article, “The CIA & and the Frankfurt School’s Anti-Communism,” as well as some of my other recent articles on the global theory industry, particularly “Critical and Revolutionary Theory.”