State Of Nation and World

Authoritarian Playbook Hitler and Trump both positioned themselves as the sole saviors of their nations, undermining democracy and institutions by convincing people they could fix everything alone. Both leaders used fear-mongering and scapegoating to create a narrative of a dark...

Protest Effectiveness and Political Violence 🔥33% of mostly middle-aged, educated Democrats now agree political violence may be necessary to protect democracy, up from 8% in 2017, indicating growing frustration with electoral processes....

Economic Inequality and Working Class Struggles Trump's speech ignored critical issues affecting 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, including rent, childcare, healthcare, and food costs. The proposed budget would cut Medicaid by $880 billion, potentially...

Voting Anomalies 🗳️The "Russian tale" voting distribution anomaly, characterized by a spike and missing portion of a bell curve, appears in the 2020 Russian constitutional referendum, 2020 Georgian parliamentary election, and 2024 US presidential election in Clark County, Nevada, suggesting potential algorithmic...

JD Vance's transformation from the author of Hillbilly Elegy to a hard-right politician is one of the more dramatic ideological shifts in recent American politics. His book presented itself as...

Military and Global Power Dynamics 🌍The US military's supremacy is expected to decline due to the appointment of leaders based on loyalty over competence, eroding discipline and independent decision-making. 🇬🇧The UK's nuclear arsenal is vulnerable due to...