Category: Politics
The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East
There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.
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The Pope in the Mirror: Outrage, AI, and the Performance of Power
Trump’s AI images and media theatrics aren’t signs of dementia—they’re a deliberate strategy. What happens when outrage becomes the operating system of politics?
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From Caligula’s Horse to Milei’s Cloned Dogs: When World Leaders Go Weird
When power warps reality: from appointing horses to Senate seats to séances with cloned mastiffs, the bizarrely consistent psychology of leadership continues to manifest across millennia.
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When National Fails, Local Leads: Can Small Government Save Big Democracy?
As America’s national institutions falter, local governments may hold the key to preserving democratic values. Exploring how state and city governance could become democracy’s strongest defense.
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Middle-Class Growth or Neoliberalism? America’s Dilemma
A deep dive into the stark contrast between Biden’s middle-out economics and Trump’s neoliberal vision, exploring what’s at stake for America’s middle class in this pivotal moment of economic philosophy.
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