Conservative and nationalist policy projects sharpen the critique of financialization and strategic dependence but lack a systematic analysis of how capital structures shape institutions; importing Marxist political‑economy tools (not revolutionary slogans) would let them design state capacities for productive governance, not just rhetoric about 'sovereignty.' The essay names specific inflection points (2008 crisis, China WTO, Crimea, 2016 populism) to show why material‑economic analysis matters for strategy.
— Recasting conservative policy debates around a rigorous analysis of capital accumulation would change arguments over industrial policy, state capacity, and class coalitions across democracies.
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2026.09.10
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The author explicitly argues that Schmitt explains nomos but is silent on material content and that 'the missing piece is Marxist political economy,' calling for Marx as an analytic, not prophetic, tool.
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