Hettie O'Brien is a New Statesman online editor and has written for the Guardian, Jacobin and the London Review of Books.
Digital borders already exist. But frictionless borders depend on trust, not surveillance.
In his latest book Down to Earth, the French thinker warns that facts alone are no defence against populism.
The American sociologist, who died last week, brought renewed optimism to the left.
By severing the link between economic arrangements and democratic process, “Norway-plus” would repeat the mistakes that led to the Leave vote.
By adopting a visual language of white marble statues, groups such as Identity Evropa have embarked on a culture war to redefine what – and who – is “authentically” European.
