dustinjbyrd Authoritarianism, Critical Theory, Neoliberalism, Political Philosophy, Uncategorized, War

Iran, Neoliberalism, Nihilism, and the Global Order: A Conversation with Wendy Brown, by Ekpyrosis Press author, Mohammad Hadi

Ekpyrosis Press author, Mohammad Hadi, recently published an interview he conducted with the American Professor and political theorist, Wendy Brown. A specialist in Critical Theory, Brown is currently Professor Emerita at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Author of numerous books, including Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber (Harvard University Press, 2023) and In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West (Columbia University Press, 2019), Wendy has had a profound influence on the fields of critical legal studies, feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and continental philosophy.

Mohammad Hadi is a philosophy graduate based in Berlin. He completed his doctorate at the University of Tübingen in 2016, and he is currently working on essays on war and philosophy. He hosts the interview podcast Rhizastance. His book, Iranically, is due to be released in early 2027 by Ekpyrosis Press.

Iran, Neoliberalism, Nihilism, and the Global Order: A Conversation with Wendy Brown
dustinjbyrd America, American Politics, Authoritarianism, Donald Trump, MAGA, Political Philosophy, Political Psychology, Psychoanalysis

“The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump” – A Talk by author, Dustin J. Byrd

On July 9th, 2026, Ekpyrosis Press author Dustin J. Byrd gave a lecture based on his recent book, The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement, at the 2nd Annual Institute for Critical Social Theory conference in Istanbul, Turkey. In his talk, he discussed the psychological profile of Donald Trump and what he thinks it means for America in Trump’s second term.

You can purchase your copy of The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump both in paperback and in hardcover.

dustinjbyrd America, American Politics, Authoritarianism, Critical Theory, Donald Trump, Political Philosophy, Political Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Uncategorized

“The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump” in Lithuania

Ekpyrosis Press author, Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, recently spoke about his book, “The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement” at the 16th annual Sakharov Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Numerous articles about Dr. Byrd’s work were produced from his interviews and speech. Follow the link below to the LRT article (In Lithuanian). To purchase a paperback copy of the book, follow this link: The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump.

US Professor on Trump: All Projects and Daughter Ivanka are his Narcissistic Mirrors.

dustinjbyrd Authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Fascism, MAGA, Political Philosophy, Political Psychology, Psychoanalysis

Ekpyrosis Press on the Radio

On January 28th, 2026, Ekpyrosis Press author, Dustin J. Byrd, discussed his book, The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement, on 990WBOB The Compass out of Rhode Island. He was joined by the host of The Compass, Kevin M. DeJesus, for their conversation on why political psychology is the most effective tool to understand the presidency of Donald Trump and his faithful devotees.

If you would like to listen to the program or download it, see 990WBOB’s The Compass here: The Psychology of MAGA

dustinjbyrd Christianity, Gender, Memoir, Personal Growth, Religion

New Video & Podcast: The Stone Sphere, by Suzanne E. Greco

New Video: The Stone Sphere

New Podcast: The Stone Sphere

At the crossroads of personal rupture and global reckoning, this book chronicles one woman’s journey from the silence of child/clergy sexual abuse to speaking at the United Nations. In prose both raw and luminous, the author traces her battle escaping an abusive marriage after her public disclosure of childhood abuse, and her unlikely ascent through Harvard Divinity School to a doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Woven through these pages are the voices that steadied her—David F. Holland, her brother, God, and ancestors—and the convictions that drive her: that religious institutions must be held to account, that parish archives belong to the people they record, and that healing is a right, not a privilege. Moving between the LDS and Italian Catholic hierarchies, she exposes systems that prize reputation over moral ethics, even as she insists on staying in the “trenches” to help remake them. Part memoir, part manifesto, this book invites readers into a spiritual commons where transcendence is shared, not gated; where genealogies mend broken stories; and where the long-suppressed testimonies of survivors bend the moral arc toward justice. It is, ultimately, a call to listen, believe, and act. For more information on Suzie E. Greco and her story, visit her website: The Stone Sphere.