Danny Colligan
@dannycolligan.bsky.social
Researching German economic development, Prussian peasants and related topics at the CUNY Graduate Center 🌹🍉
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Population decline is not just about human extinction.
Before it ends, human civilization will grow increasingly unpleasant — and communal ideals associated with left-wing politics will become increasingly difficult to sustain.
Before it ends, human civilization will grow increasingly unpleasant — and communal ideals associated with left-wing politics will become increasingly difficult to sustain.
Why the Left Should Care About Population Decline
Population decline is not just about human extinction. Before it ends, human civilization will grow increasingly unpleasant — and communal ideals associated with left-wing politics will become increasingly difficult to sustain.
jacobin.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Population decline is not just about human extinction.
Before it ends, human civilization will grow increasingly unpleasant — and communal ideals associated with left-wing politics will become increasingly difficult to sustain.
Before it ends, human civilization will grow increasingly unpleasant — and communal ideals associated with left-wing politics will become increasingly difficult to sustain.
This new article in Sociology Lens (the former Journal of Historical Sociology) contains a summary of the main argument of my dissertation. It addresses how the German economy transitioned to capitalism, and emphasizes the contribution of agriculture. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Origins of the Prussian Agricultural Revolution, 1750–1840
The emergence of Prussia's mid-19th century “agricultural revolution” has been attributed to, variously, the actions of state reformers, the origin of the manorial system centuries prior, or the quot...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This new article in Sociology Lens (the former Journal of Historical Sociology) contains a summary of the main argument of my dissertation. It addresses how the German economy transitioned to capitalism, and emphasizes the contribution of agriculture. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In my review of Spears and Geruso's book "After the Spike" for Jacobin, I attempt to confront what I consider the core of their argument, which is why declining global population would be undesirable, and I find their arguments unpersuasive.
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
Why Should We Worry About Declining Birth Rates?
Declining birth rates around the world may pose new challenges for humanity. A new book on the topic by Elon Musk–funded economists indulges in questionable philosophy and sci-fi speculation that fail...
jacobin.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In my review of Spears and Geruso's book "After the Spike" for Jacobin, I attempt to confront what I consider the core of their argument, which is why declining global population would be undesirable, and I find their arguments unpersuasive.
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
Were eighteenth century Prussian peasants oppressed by their noble landlords? My article in Central European History argues, against the past half century of scholarship, that they were due to a biased judicial system, frequent beatings, and much else:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Villagers as Victims: Different Views of Peasant Oppression in Eighteenth-Century Prussia | Central European History | Cambridge Core
Villagers as Victims: Different Views of Peasant Oppression in Eighteenth-Century Prussia
www.cambridge.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Were eighteenth century Prussian peasants oppressed by their noble landlords? My article in Central European History argues, against the past half century of scholarship, that they were due to a biased judicial system, frequent beatings, and much else:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
My latest article in Jacobin addresses the phenomenon of the "pronatalist" mileau. The pronatalists face a choice: they either can pursue their stated objectives by adopting a political program of welfare state expansion, or remain a self-defeating movement.
jacobin.com/2025/04/nata...
jacobin.com/2025/04/nata...
“Natalcon” and the Contradictions of the Pronatalist Right
Last month’s gathering of pronatalists in Austin, Texas, revealed a right-wing milieu riven by internal contradictions — and without a plausible plan to significantly increase birth rates.
jacobin.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My latest article in Jacobin addresses the phenomenon of the "pronatalist" mileau. The pronatalists face a choice: they either can pursue their stated objectives by adopting a political program of welfare state expansion, or remain a self-defeating movement.
jacobin.com/2025/04/nata...
jacobin.com/2025/04/nata...
My review of Lyndal Roper's new book on the German Peasants' War (on its 500 year anniversary), Summer of Fire and Blood
jacobin.com/2025/03/germ...
jacobin.com/2025/03/germ...
The Momentous Class Struggle of the German Peasants’ War
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution, in which peasants seized upon the radical implications of Martin Luther’s...
jacobin.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My review of Lyndal Roper's new book on the German Peasants' War (on its 500 year anniversary), Summer of Fire and Blood
jacobin.com/2025/03/germ...
jacobin.com/2025/03/germ...
My latest for Jacobin: the New York Times and McKinsey say that aging populations will inevitably lead to lower living standards for ordinary people. But it's an attempt to scare people into accepting attacks on their own economic interests.
jacobin.com/2025/02/mcki...
jacobin.com/2025/02/mcki...
Aging Populations Don’t Need to Mean Lower Living Standards
The bright minds at McKinsey & Co. are arguing that declining birth rates mean that people need to work more hours for more years and maybe give up retirement altogether. No thanks.
jacobin.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My latest for Jacobin: the New York Times and McKinsey say that aging populations will inevitably lead to lower living standards for ordinary people. But it's an attempt to scare people into accepting attacks on their own economic interests.
jacobin.com/2025/02/mcki...
jacobin.com/2025/02/mcki...
My latest for Jacobin: Elon Musk and other capitalists often bemoan falling American birth rates. Do we have good reasons for sharing their concerns? Find out below.
jacobin.com/2025/01/fall...
jacobin.com/2025/01/fall...
How to Think About Falling Birth Rates
The relevance of declining birth rates to left-wing concerns, like welfare-state sustainability, is more complex than generally acknowledged. The real reason for the Left to support pro-family policie...
jacobin.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My latest for Jacobin: Elon Musk and other capitalists often bemoan falling American birth rates. Do we have good reasons for sharing their concerns? Find out below.
jacobin.com/2025/01/fall...
jacobin.com/2025/01/fall...
Reposted by Danny Colligan
One could also say Mangione took the logic of self-help to its most extreme conclusion, eschewing systemic change in favor of a DIY murder complete with a 3D-printed gun.
A Close Reading of Luigi Mangione’s Self-Help Library
A look at the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter’s social media accounts points to what Americans are inclined to turn to when their government fails to give them sufficient options.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:53 PM
One could also say Mangione took the logic of self-help to its most extreme conclusion, eschewing systemic change in favor of a DIY murder complete with a 3D-printed gun.
Hello, new followers. Please enjoy my recent writing on European peasants, etc.:
jacobin.com/2024/10/euro...
jacobin.com/2024/10/euro...
The Lost World of the European Peasant
A new book, Remembering Peasants, takes a close look at Europe’s vanished peasantry. Mixing history, personal memoir, and anthropology, it is a vivid reminder of an experience that has only recently d...
jacobin.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Hello, new followers. Please enjoy my recent writing on European peasants, etc.:
jacobin.com/2024/10/euro...
jacobin.com/2024/10/euro...
