Mark KoyamaCatholic Emancipation as a Constitutional RevolutionAntonia Frazer’s new book The King and the Catholics brings to light a neglected topic in British history, the removal of legal…Apr 6, 2019Apr 6, 2019
Mark KoyamaThe Institutional Foundations of AntisemitismAntisemitism has returned to mainstream politics in Europe and America. One fundamental misconception about antisemitism is that it is…Mar 20, 20191Mar 20, 20191
Mark KoyamaWhy Persecute?Why was religious persecution common in the premodern world? This is the question Noel Johnson and I address in Persecution and Toleration…Mar 15, 20192Mar 15, 20192
Mark KoyamaRevisiting Epstein’s Freedom and GrowthI was fortunate to be invited give the Epstein Lecture at LSE this March. The series is named after the great LSE economic historian Larry…Apr 2, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Mark KoyamaBooks of the YearThe following 2017 books seized my imagination. I’ve focused on non-fiction here rather than fiction.Dec 16, 20171Dec 16, 20171
Mark KoyamaCould Rome Have Had an Industrial Revolution?This question is prompted by Kingdom of the Wicked, a new book by Helen Dale. Dale forces us to consider Jesus as a religious extremist in…Nov 7, 201728Nov 7, 201728
Mark KoyamainExtra NewsfeedThe Counterfactual and the FactualHistorians often appear skeptical of counterfactual arguments. E.H. Carr argued that “a historian should never deal in speculation about…Aug 11, 20171Aug 11, 20171
Mark KoyamaSome Thoughts on “Seeing Like a State”James C. Scott, the Yale political scientist, and the author of some of the best books on the history of states, has a new book coming out…Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Mark KoyamaGeopolitics and Asia’s Little DivergenceCrossposted on Notes on LibertyApr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017