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Jan
04

Macro Trends: The Great Divergence, or Why the Economy's Gone Haywire

By now, it’s a genre all its own. If the economy’s roaring, why…insert a range of questions
7 min read
Jan
01

Happy New Year! (And a Reflection on a Troubled Age)

Happy…see that? That’s Snowy grinning up at you and wishing a very Happy New Year. So how’s
8 min read
Dec
31

Why the Idea of “Poisoning the Blood” is So Dangerous to Democracy

To the Nazis, I would’ve been a subhuman. Not just because I’m not a member of the “Aryan”
7 min read
Dec
28

Why 2023 Was Such a Terrible Year

There are bad years, and then there are years like 2023. Go ahead and admit it—was it one of
6 min read
Dec
25

A Little Merry Christmas Note

Dear readers, Merry Christmas! No long essay, just a quick note from me—and Snowy! That’s him grinning up
3 min read
Dec
23

Megatrends: The Collapse of Global Democracy

See that pic above? Today we’re going to discuss one of the most important charts in modern history. There
7 min read
Dec
20

Does Trump Want to Be Another... Hitler?

With the White House putting it on full blast, comparisons of Trump to Hitler are suddenly everywhere. You can scarcely
7 min read
Dec
18

Is America (Really) Embracing Authoritarianism?

Something remarkable—and sinister's—happening in America. America appears to be embracing...dictatorship. Openly. Eagerly. Enthusiastically, even. Not
6 min read
Dec
16

The Choice Humanity Faces in the 21st Century

What do you see when you look at humanity? Now, on this cusp of a new dark age? The road
9 min read
Dec
14

How to Prepare Yourself for a Trump Dictatorship

Call it a...meme, by now. "The Trump dictatorship." That's how America's papers and
7 min read