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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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Sauron’s Disciples: How Silicon Valley Chose Tolkien’s Dark Lord
Silicon Valley billionaires publicly celebrate their love of Tolkien while embodying everything he warned against. How Musk and Thiel chose Mordor.
Nov 25
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The House Always Wins: Architecture, Power, and the Private Worlds of Autocratic Men
From Hitler's Alpine retreat to Trump's gilded White House ballroom, autocrats reveal their true nature through architecture. An analysis of how…
Nov 24
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