Benjamin Cunningham

Benjamin Cunningham divides his time between Prague and Barcelona. He writes for The Economist, Le Monde Diplomatique, and is an opinion columnist for the Slovak daily SME.

Articles

First I Am Going to Eat: A Conversation with Carlos Zanón
Benjamin Cunningham interviews Carlos Zanón about his Carvalho revival.
Benjamin CunninghamJun 28, 2019
- Around the World
- Noir
A Mood of Revolt
A rock star of the 1968 student protests in Paris sees a similar movement emerging, 50 years later.
Benjamin CunninghamJun 28, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
Totalitarian Politics Are Local
A flawed but spirited attempt to develop a grand theory of the 21st-century autocratic revival.
Benjamin CunninghamJun 6, 2018
- Law
- Politics
Money for Nothing
A book proposing a universal basic income makes some compelling arguments, but falls short of closing the deal, says our reviewer.
Benjamin CunninghamOct 9, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Democracy’s Dark Side
Benjamin Cunningham reviews Jan-Werner Müller’s “What Is Populism?”
Benjamin CunninghamMay 12, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
East of Eden: Vítězslav Nezval and Czech Surrealism
Benjamin Cunningham unearths the story of “The Absolute Gravedigger” by Czech Surrealist poet Vítězslav Nezval.
Benjamin CunninghamNov 11, 2016
- Around the World
- Poetry
Humanity in the Arts
A conversation with Danis Tanović about film, war, his hometown, and Eastern Europe’s favorite politician: Bernie Sanders.
Benjamin CunninghamJul 31, 2016
- Around the World
- Film
Movement Science
The polarized nature of the migration debate does little to advance our understanding of the issue, which is why Tara Zahra’s new book is so timely.
Benjamin CunninghamMay 24, 2016
- History
Cult Classic
Bohumil Hrabal's short stories capture his shift toward total realism, and the moments of beauty against the stark contrast of the communist regime.
Benjamin CunninghamMar 26, 2016
- Fiction