About the work

I write about political economy.

Not simply economics, but the ideas, institutions and arrangements that shape how people live.

My work moves between history, politics, philosophy, culture and everyday life. One day I may begin with a government policy, another with a book, a photograph or a conversation. The starting point changes. The question remains the same: how do ideas become the world we inhabit?

This website is my notebook.

It is where I publish essays and notes as my thinking develops. Alongside the Notebook, you'll find my podcast, Political Economy with Werner Mouton, and my Talks, where I explore these ideas on camera.

Everything in the Notebook is free to read and share.

If you find the work worthwhile, you can become a member. Members help support the writing and receive additional notes, source notes and behind-the-scenes material that accompanies selected notebook entries, podcasts and talks.