Journalist and Author, Freelance
Nick Romeo teaches in the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and is the author of The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy (forthcoming, 2024).
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Thinkers and theories
Plato in Sicily
Plato travelled to the decadent strife-torn court of Syracuse three times, risking his life to create a philosopher-king
Nick Romeo & Ian Tewksbury
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Politics and government
Rebirth of the body politic
Individualism is not a sufficient foundation for social life: the image of the body politic reminds us that we are all one
Nick Romeo & Ian Tewksbury
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Economics
Platonically irrational
How much did Plato know about behavioural economics and cognitive biases? Pretty much everything, it turns out
Nick Romeo