Matt Dimick

On the @LPEblog I contribute to the recent debate on theory launched by @samuelmoyn. I do this by addressing two questions he raises: Is capitalism "a thing"? If so, what's our theory of it? Is Capitalism “a Thing”? lpeproject.org/blog/is-capita…

@LPEblog Yay! Joanna will be visiting the Baldy Center next year! @baldycenter

Today, Joanna Wuest explains how conservative campaigns are transforming the economic value of diversity through shareholder activism, consumer boycotts, and litigation.

@chrisokane_nyc Yes! I've read (and cited) Arzuaga. Came out just in the nick of time. 😉

@mddimick oh wow. citing this in my new book. You read Arzuaga's recent article i take it?

1/7 New draft: “Capital, the Market, and Republican Domination.” A lot of people say capitalism is a form of domination. My paper asks a basic question: who (or what?) exactly is doing the dominating? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

@chrisokane_nyc made the great point (in his own book presentation) that capital does not dominate "society" so much as it is a form of (as)sociation. This caused me to make quite a few wording changes 😉

In brief, capital, but not the market, exhibits (1) a purpose, or "will," (2) that will is arbitrary, and (3) this will subjects workers and market-dependent others to this purpose, production for accumulation. Still a draft, so comments welcome!

Podcast Episode 53 is out! Listen as our director Matthew Dimick @mddimick discusses law, income inequality, the economics of justice, and his recent book Ending Income Inequality. buffalo.edu/baldycenter/mu… #UBuffalo #UBuffaloLaw

@gabrielwinant Thanks, @gabrielwinant, that's very kind.

Today, @mddimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake. The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust. lpeproject.org/blog/marx-anti…

@alex_callinicos Full agreement. This is only confusing for people who think that Marx's materialism as some kind of Humean naturalism.

I disagree. The more Adorno I read, the more Marxist I find him.

the key to philosophical learning is not just to know a bunch of texts or how to slot in one more argument among others but to access the logical space in which those arguments are made and to learn to “free sail” among them, with “nothing over you or under you.”

"Any abstract claim for or against checks and balances cannot be sustained. Their value must be judged relative to specific, historically given social relations." @mddimick in @form_legal: legalform.blog/2025/10/14/che…

@n_hold Focusing on "substance" rather than "process" also helps liberals do a lot of shitty stuff, too.

I think this can't be stressed enough. Deportation just is a violent act and should be opposed as such, full stop.

Week in review: @LDHerrine on neoliberalism and the authoritarian turn in higher ed, @beau_baumann on losing and regaining(?) administrative legitimacy, and @mddimick on the dreaded double distortion argument. Plus, the best of LPE from around the web! lpeproject.org/blog/weekly-ro…

And, if you enjoyed the piece, make sure to check out Matt's new book with @CambridgeUP! cambridge.org/core/books/end…