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Donald Trump, Rob Reiner, and the End of Presidential Guardrails
An analysis of Donald Trump’s response to political violence and what it reveals about the collapse of democratic norms. This essay argues that the real…
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Starmer's Calculated Betrayal: How a Human Rights Lawyer Dismantles the ECHR
Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, is deliberately weakening the ECHR for electoral advantage. A calculated betrayal that will hand Farage the…
Dec 15
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The Russian Origins of a Global Authoritarian Revival
How Ivan Ilyin and Aleksandr Dugin created the ideological blueprint for modern authoritarianism—and how their ideas migrated to the West
Dec 12
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Notes From Plague Island Is Growing — Thank You
A warm thank-you to our readers as Notes From Plague Island grows, plus an update to our six-month paywall policy and an invitation to join our…
Dec 10
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The Don and the President: Trump, Gotti, and the American Cult of Untouchability
From the streets of 1980s New York to the White House: How the criminal logic of organised crime has reshaped American politics and threatened…
Dec 9
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America’s Shadow War: Part One
The Trump administration is carrying out extrajudicial killings at sea in the Caribbean. 87 dead, 15 boats destroyed. A forensic investigation into…
Dec 8
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Nigel Farage's Racism: From Dulwich College to Reform UK Leadership
Nigel Farage's racism is not a phase. From telling a nine-year-old to 'go back to Africa' to his inflammatory Breaking Point poster, his cruelty has…
Dec 6
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The Art of the Fold: Kushner, Witkoff, and the Moscow Capitulation
December 2025 Moscow talks expose Trump's Ukraine peace plan as a Russian ultimatum. Investigative analysis of Witkoff coaching the Kremlin and…
Dec 5
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Letter From Plague Island, December 2025
A reflective December Letter From Plague Island, looking back at a month of new readers, record-breaking articles, Trump’s Moscow theatrics, Farage’s…
Dec 5
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November 2025
The Architecture of Indifference: Lati-Yana Brown and the Unmaking of Compassion
Lati-Yana Brown, an eight-year-old with a British father, was rejected an expedited visa after Hurricane Melissa destroyed her home. Her case exposes…
Nov 28
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(Podcast) Sauron’s Disciples: How Silicon Valley Chose Tolkien’s Dark Lord
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Nov 28
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The Aging Narcissus: Trump's Desperate War on Mirrors
A follow-up to "Quiet. Quiet, Piggy." Trump's escalating attacks on female journalists expose his narcissistic rage against the mirrors reflecting his…
Nov 26
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