David A. Bell

David A. Bell is a history professor at Princeton with a particular interest in the political culture of Enlightenment and revolutionary France. His latest book is Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution.

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David A. Bell is a history professor at Princeton with a particular interest in the political culture of Enlightenment and revolutionary France. His latest book is Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution.

Emmanuel Macron is no de Gaulle

David A. Bell

09 Dec 2024

Can Kamala charm swing voters?

David A. Bell

01 Oct 2024

The fall of Macron’s personality cult

David A. Bell

28 Jun 2024

The arrogance of scientific history

David A. Bell

22 May 2024

Should nations have a right to conquest?

David A. Bell

30 Jan 2024

Will Marine Le Pen defend French Jews?

David A. Bell

23 Nov 2023

DeSantis has failed America’s charisma test

David A. Bell

31 Jul 2023

As France burns, the far-Right rises

David A. Bell

03 Jul 2023

Macron’s extreme centre will not fall

David A. Bell

30 Mar 2023