Ran Heilbrunn
Writer and philosopher — political philosophy and the criticism of technology.
Ran Heilbrunn is an Israeli-born writer and philosopher based in Munich. His work examines how technological ideologies shape politics, security, and culture, drawing on political theory and contemporary affairs to challenge prevailing orthodoxies in public debate.
Research interests: philosophy, technology, political science, and intellectual history.
Selected work
Long-form, heavily sourced essays on technology, politics, and security — each written with the rigor of a research paper.
A ~10,000-word essay in American Affairs (32 endnotes) on the IDF’s faith in technology and the ideology behind it. Read the essay →
“Abolish Queer Theory!”
His chapter in the book Inversion: Gay Life After the Homosexual (Verdurin, 2025). Get the book →
Latest in the field
Current debates across Ran’s areas — philosophy of technology, AI & society, and defense and security.
- Autonomous Weapons Are Outrunning the Law That Governs Them
Jurist.org · 2026-07-29 - U.S. Senate Panel Approves AI, Autonomous Weapons Rules
Arms Control Association · 2026-07-28 - Outsourcing Military AI to Private Tech Companies Compared to Other Privatisation in Warfare, and Beyond: What’s New?
Opinio Juris · 2026-07-27