Rolf Strom-Olsen
@rstromolsen.bsky.social
Professor of Political Philosophy & Humanities, IE University (Spain). Fier d’être canadien 🇨🇦
Great article from my friend Can Öztaş on “rakı diplomacy” (or lack thereof).
turkeyindepth.com/article/563
turkeyindepth.com/article/563
Turkey In Depth – Smart, informed focus on the stories that matter
Turkey In Depth – Smart, informed focus on the stories that matter
turkeyindepth.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Great article from my friend Can Öztaş on “rakı diplomacy” (or lack thereof).
turkeyindepth.com/article/563
turkeyindepth.com/article/563
My day started with a lecture on Carl Schmitt, followed by a 2 hr romp through the Italian Renaissance, and now I’m ending it with a nice table wine, listening to Strauss and reading a bit of Bunin. #MiddleAgeFriday
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My day started with a lecture on Carl Schmitt, followed by a 2 hr romp through the Italian Renaissance, and now I’m ending it with a nice table wine, listening to Strauss and reading a bit of Bunin. #MiddleAgeFriday
In our latest podcast episode, @reedvanschenck.bsky.social and I look at Shmitt's "The Concept of the Political" and explore how his idea of the Friend/Enemy dynamic is increasingly relevant to the volatile polarization in our modern democracies. rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/179403645?
Carl Schmitt's Concept of the Political
While Our Students Are Sleeping: a Podcast about Theory and Politics
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November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In our latest podcast episode, @reedvanschenck.bsky.social and I look at Shmitt's "The Concept of the Political" and explore how his idea of the Friend/Enemy dynamic is increasingly relevant to the volatile polarization in our modern democracies. rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/179403645?
I've written up some thoughts about a curious story that reveals the economics of late-stage capitalism.
rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/climbing-i...
rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/climbing-i...
Climbing into the 1% in the Age of Capitalist Excess
You can steal millions of dollars if you work for the right people, apparently.
rolfstromolsen.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've written up some thoughts about a curious story that reveals the economics of late-stage capitalism.
rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/climbing-i...
rolfstromolsen.substack.com/p/climbing-i...
Mark Carney est le meilleur candidat pour chef d'un parti - quel qu'il soit - que nous ayons vu depuis une génération.
January 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Mark Carney est le meilleur candidat pour chef d'un parti - quel qu'il soit - que nous ayons vu depuis une génération.
I read some good fiction this year. Here are the highlights.
open.substack.com/pub/rolfstro...
open.substack.com/pub/rolfstro...
My Year in Books
A resolution to read more fiction has had a salubrious effect.
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December 21, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I read some good fiction this year. Here are the highlights.
open.substack.com/pub/rolfstro...
open.substack.com/pub/rolfstro...
