{"id":163194,"date":"2025-08-25T17:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163194"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:56:19","slug":"ir-scholar-john-muellers-hilarious-ouvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163194","title":{"rendered":"IR Scholar John Mueller&#8217;s Hilarious Ouvre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sharp, witty, contrarian. Here are direct links to his work:<\/p>\n<h2>Books<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda<\/strong> (2010) \u2014 dismantles nuclear hysteria with wit \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/atomic-obsession-9780199837090\">Oxford University Press<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/people\/mueller.135\">Mershon Center bio blurb<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/events\/atomic-obsession-nuclear-alarmism-hiroshima-al-qaeda\">Cato event<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism<\/strong> (with Mark G. Stewart, 2016) \u2014 examines inflated terror fears \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/CG.pdf\">OSU (book PDF)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/research-projects\/chasing-ghosts-policing-terrorism\">Mershon project page<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/perspectives-on-politics\/article\/chasing-ghosts-the-policing-of-terrorism-by-john-mueller-and-mark-stewart-new-york-oxford-university-press-2015-408p-3195-cloth\/97EAA49FFC30FFA244A02F7DD3B61F2D\">Cambridge review<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amacad.org\/person\/john-mueller\">American Academy profile<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Terror, Security, and Money: Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security<\/strong> (2011, with Stewart) \u2014 cost-benefit realism \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/terror-security-and-money-9780199795758\">Oxford University Press<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/books\/terror-security-money-balancing-risks-benefits-costs-homeland-security\">Cato book page<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/ROUP98.PDF\">OSU paper excerpt<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>War and Ideas: Selected Essays<\/strong> (2011) \u2014 bold, quirky takes \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/War-and-Ideas-Selected-Essays\/Mueller\/p\/book\/9780415781770\">Routledge<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/mono\/10.4324\/9781315881102\/war-ideas-john-mueller\">Taylor &amp; Francis<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/people\/mueller.135\">Mershon author page<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>The Remnants of War<\/strong> (2004) \u2014 contrarian analysis of war\u2019s decline \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellpress.cornell.edu\/book\/9780801473876\/the-remnants-of-war\/\">Cornell University Press<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Remnants-Cornell-Studies-Security-Affairs\/dp\/0801442397\">Amazon<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/09636410701190930\">Security Studies citation<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>War, Presidents and Public Opinion<\/strong> (1973) \u2014 classic, prize-winner \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/warpresidentspub0000muel\">Internet Archive<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/sf\/article\/53\/3\/521\/2230481\">Scholarly review<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/news\/mueller-wins-converse-award-book-war-and-public-opinion\">Mershon award note<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Retreat from Doomsday: The Obsolescence of Major War<\/strong> (1989) \u2014 pokes holes in threat obsession \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/doom.htm\">OSU page<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Retreat-Doomsday-John-Mueller\/dp\/0465069398\">Amazon<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6903255-retreat-from-doomsday\">Goodreads<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War<\/strong> (1994) \u2014 reality check on war-driven narratives \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/ucp\/books\/book\/chicago\/P\/bo3636361.html\">University of Chicago Press<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/go.gale.com\/ps\/i.do?id=GALE%7CA17259689&#038;sid=googleScholar&#038;v=2.1&#038;it=r\">Gale review<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mueller\">Wikipedia (author)<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Quiet Cataclysm: Reflections on the Recent Transformation of World Politics<\/strong> (1995) \u2014 readable, sharp reflections \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/qc.htm\">OSU page<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/qcfull.pdf\">Full text PDF (OSU)<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>Capitalism, Democracy, and Ralph\u2019s Pretty Good Grocery<\/strong> (1999) \u2014 unexpected, witty political economy \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/j.ctt7sqpq\">JSTOR book portal<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.gy\/books?id=MHCyoBveovcC&#038;printsec=copyright\">Google Books<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.org\/tir\/2000-fall\/capitalism-democracy-and-ralphs-pretty-good-grocery\/\">Independent Institute review<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>The Stupidity of War: American Foreign Policy and the Case for Complacency<\/strong> (2021) \u2014 he says it like it is \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/stupidity-of-war\/4914F2492F7C386917BDB7873CC78221\">Cambridge University Press<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/books\/stupidity-war\">Cato book page<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/xbookweb.pdf\">OSU book page (PDF info)<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Papers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>\u201cSix Rather Unusual Propositions about Terrorism\u201d<\/strong> (2005) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.osu.edu\/faculty\/jmueller\/6PROPS.PDF\">OSU PDF<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/095465591009359\">Journal abstract<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/251193133_Six_Rather_Unusual_Propositions_about_Terrorism\">ResearchGate<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <strong>\u201cTerrorism and Bathtubs: Comparing and Assessing the Risks\u201d<\/strong> (2021) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/09546553.2018.1530662\">T&amp;F article<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dance (because yes, he\u2019s a dance nerd too)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Astaire Dancing \u2013 The Musical Films of Fred Astaire<\/strong> (1985; updated 2010) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1639549.Astaire_Dancing\">Goodreads<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Astaire\">Wikipedia (context)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amacad.org\/person\/john-mueller\">American Academy profile<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>More on the author: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mueller\">Wikipedia (John Mueller)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.osu.edu\/people\/mueller.135\">OSU profile<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mershoncenter.osu.edu\/people\/mueller.135\">Mershon Center<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/people\/john-mueller\">Cato Institute<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharp, witty, contrarian. Here are direct links to his work: Books Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda (2010) \u2014 dismantles nuclear hysteria with wit \u2014 Oxford University Press \u2022 Mershon Center bio blurb \u2022 Cato event Chasing Ghosts: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163194\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42972,42969],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-law","category-international-relations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=163194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163195,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163194\/revisions\/163195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=163194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=163194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}