Timothy Kuhner

@TimKuhner

Author of *Tyranny of Greed: Trump, Corruption, and the Revolution to Come* and *Capitalism v. Democracy*. Law professor at the University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand timkuhner.com Joined March 2014

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Timothy Kuhner @TimKuhner Jul 7, 2024

Thanks to @WIL_inequality and @PikettyWIL for hosting me last month in Paris. This week I'm continuing the debate over law & inequality at #iconsmadrid with @Camila_Vergara @EmiliaKorkeaaho KD Ewing and Óscar Sánchez Muñoz. Should public law respond to oligarchy?

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Timothy Kuhner @TimKuhner Oct 10

Unregulated political donations threaten Aotearoa New Zealand’s political integrity theconversation.com/big-political-…

theconversation.com Big political donations have hit $7.4m this election year. Are the rules tight enough? Large political donations in 2026 have already surpassed 2023 levels. New research shows where the money has been coming from over recent elections.

Timothy Kuhner @TimKuhner Jul 27, 2025

At 2025 #ICON-S meeting in Brasilia, I’ll raise Lenin’s question— democracy for what class? The spread of oligarchy in the developed world makes it obvious and urgent. How does oligarchy work in advanced democracies? What constitutional changes would be required to abolish it?

Timothy Kuhner @TimKuhner Oct 9, 2024

Apartment advertised as desirable because it’s in “a gentrified part of town”. That’s probably the thinnest veil for classism and racism I’ve come across in some time. Or am I missing something?

Timothy Kuhner @TimKuhner Jul 7, 2024

Oligarchy: Should Public Law Respond? Looking forward to debating the issue at #iconsmadrid with @Camila_Vergara, @EmiliaKorkeaaho, Keith Ewing, @KingsCollegeLon ,
and Óscar Sánchez Muñoz, 8 July at 2pm