Nick Burns

About

Nick Burns is associate editor at The Hedgehog Review. Previously, he was a contributing writer at the New Statesman and editor at Americas Quarterly, where he reported on Latin American politics and ran the culture section. He holds a master’s degree in intellectual history from Queen Mary, University of London, where he was a Fulbright fellow. His interests in history, politics and contemporary culture in Europe and the Americas are reflected in publications in a wide range of outlets, including the New York TimesAmerican AffairsNew Left Review and The Nation.

The Tragedy of the American Political Tradition

from The Use and Abuse of History, Volume 24, Number 2

What prospects are there today for assessing American politics and history from an early Hofstadterian remove?

Does Philanthropy Subvert Democracy?

from Reality and Its Alternatives, Volume 21, Number 2

Is modern-day philanthropy a disease in the democratic body politic?

AI Isn't Biased Enough

AI sycophancy is calibrated to satisfy a desire that no GLP-1 can moderate.