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…7 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Mar 20, 2019----
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…8 min read·Mar 15, 2019--2--2
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…4 min read·Apr 2, 2018----
Mark KoyamaBooks of the YearThe following 2017 books seized my imagination. I’ve focused on non-fiction here rather than fiction.8 min read·Dec 16, 2017--1--1
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…10 min read·Nov 7, 2017--28--28
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…8 min read·Aug 11, 2017--1--1
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…6 min read·Jul 13, 2017----
Mark KoyamaGeopolitics and Asia’s Little DivergenceCrossposted on Notes on Liberty6 min read·Apr 24, 2017----
