Mattias Desmet

Mattias Desmet is a professor of psychology at Ghent University and author of “The Psychology of Totalitarianism.” He articulated the theory of mass formation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Censorship in Our Materialist World

Commentary My dear friends, A long time ago but I am still here. Two weeks ago I learned ...

Viewpoints June 17, 2025
The Courage to Admit Mistakes in Public

Commentary Dear friends, A few weeks ago I was invited to give a speech at the fourth International Crisis ...

Viewpoints December 28, 2023
Who’s Better at Raising Your Child, You or the State?

Commentary The Belgian politician Connor Rousseau and his social-democratic Vooruit party want to require parents to send their children to day ...

Viewpoints May 17, 2023
Who Is Better at Raising Your Child, You or the State?

The Belgian politician Connor Rousseau and his social-democratic Vooruit party want to require parents to send their children to daycare and ...

Health Viewpoints May 15, 2023
My Book Is Being Burned

Commentary On Jan. 25, 2023, Ghent University banned the use of my book “The Psychology of Totalitarianism” in the course ...

Viewpoints February 17, 2023
The Attempt to Burn Me at the Stake

Commentary In recent weeks, an offensive has been launched against me in the Flemish media. I’ve been accused ...

Viewpoints October 20, 2022
The Psychology of Totalitarianism

Commentary At the end of February 2020, the global village began to shake on its foundations. The world was ...

Viewpoints August 31, 2022

Mattias Desmet

Censorship in Our Materialist World

The Courage to Admit Mistakes in Public

Who’s Better at Raising Your Child, You or the State?

Who Is Better at Raising Your Child, You or the State?

My Book Is Being Burned

The Attempt to Burn Me at the Stake

The Psychology of Totalitarianism