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Author's Notes: Why Shakespeare Unlocks the Truth About Trump
An author's reflection on discovering Trump as an archetypal Shakespearean tyrant. Why King Lear reveals what political analysis cannot: the hollow…
Jan 27
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Murder in Minneapolis: The State's Death Squad in Action
Federal law enforcement has transformed into a state-sanctioned death squad. Alex Pretti's murder in Minneapolis marks the crossing of a final…
Jan 25
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The Thane of Mar-a-Lago: A Shakespearean Reckoning of Trump and the Void
A devastating Shakespearean analysis of Trump's character: his pathological greed, narcissism, the imprisoned ghost of Epstein, and the inevitable…
Jan 24
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Captain Bone Spurs and the Graves He Spits On
Trump dismissed NATO allies as having stayed "off the front lines" in Afghanistan. 457 British soldiers came home in coffins. A draft dodger's contempt…
Jan 23
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Stephen Miller, American Resistance, and the Storm They Didn't See Coming
An analysis of Stephen Miller, the Trump administration, and the rise of American resistance. We break down how every act of repression is fueling a…
Jan 17
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Trump’s Gestapo: ICE and the 53-Day Warning
ICE is becoming Trump's secret police force. Drawing parallels to Nazi Germany's Gestapo, this article examines how authoritarianism is already here—and…
Jan 16
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The Madness of King Donald: A Kingdom for a Middle Finger
In a single week, Trump declared elections unnecessary, accepted a hand-me-down Nobel Prize, and flipped off a heckler. Through the lens of King Lear…
Jan 16
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Letter From Plague Island, January 2026
A January letter reflecting on Trump’s accelerating authoritarianism, state violence, empire, and the necessity of hope. A meditation on power, history…
Jan 10
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"A Tragedy of Her Own Making" J.D. Vance, State Violence, and the Moral Collapse of American Power
Vance's absolute defense of an ICE agent's killing exposes the moral bankruptcy of Trumpism. An unsparing examination of authoritarian rhetoric and…
Jan 9
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The Shot That Shattered the Republic: ICE, State Violence, and America’s Breaking Point
The killing of Renee Nicole MacklinGood in Minneapolis exposes the machinery of authoritarian control. When the state kills and the President defends…
Jan 8
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What Good Politics Is For: Solidarity in an Age of Unfreedom
What does good politics actually owe us? In an age of political exhaustion and anti-solidarity, this essay argues that democracy survives through five…
Jan 7
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(Podcast) Innocence Is a Lie We Pay For: National Myth and the Road to Unfreedom
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Jan 6
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