Mathias Fuelling

Mathias Fuelling is a writer and historian. He will be a lecturer at Columbia University for the fall semester of 2026. He lives in Philadelphia.

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A Thesis on the History of the 21st Century: Technocracy, AI, and the End of the World

Mathias Fuelling, July 6, 2026

Reviewing a trio of books by a sextet of ruling-class ideologues, Mathias Fueling finds an ambient anxiety hanging over a perceived crisis in American capitalism, with visions of bolstering a Silicon Valley-led technocracy fueled by AI investment reflecting American fears over the dawn of a "Chinese Century." Read Article.