Jonathan Levy
Jonathan Levy, Professor of History at Sciences Po, is the author of Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States (Random House, 2021) and The Real Economy: History and Theory (Princeton University Press, 2025). His future work will include a global history of money and a history of climate change focused on Houston, Texas.
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The Opacity of Hope
The Opacity of Hope
Feb 28, 2025 Jonathan Levy reflects on how the politics promoted by America’s first Black president gave rise to its first felonious one.
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The Evolution of Modern Political Power
The Evolution of Modern Political Power
Oct 27, 2023 Jonathan Levy traces the complicated interplay between states, global capital, and civil society over the past century.
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The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony
The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony
Apr 14, 2023 Jonathan Levy shows why no modern national economy, least of all the United States, can be understood in isolation.
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Big Tech Gets Derailed
Big Tech Gets Derailed
Nov 24, 2022 Jonathan Levy traces the origins of the sector's recent turmoil to the nineteenth-century rise of the corporation.
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The Adventures of Money
The Adventures of Money
Jul 15, 2022 Jonathan Levy reviews two recent books on the “deep past” of one of humanity’s most important institutions.
