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A bribe too far
The Bribery War. How did a naval corruption scandal change the course of Japanese history?
Apr 16
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America was once the future
History shows that great powers only lead as long as they represent the future.
Apr 14
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France is Throwing Microsoft out the Windows
France’s decision to phase out Microsoft Windows marks a strategic shift toward European digital sovereignty as trust in American tech ecosystems…
Apr 12
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From Bidenflation to Iranflation, the Price of Disrepute
U.S. inflation reached 3.3% in March 2026, a two-year high. Is it likely diplomacy going to solve the problem?
Apr 11
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The Marketing of Evil, Grooming "Consent"
World War Wednesday: Propaganda in the rise of fascism
Apr 9
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The Problem of Faithless Heroes
Monday Memo: 4/6 AD 2026
Apr 7
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Reign of the terrible simplifiers
Governing elites today prefer caricature over the complexity of real life. They try to flatten reality but reality bounces back.
Apr 4
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Before we took to the stars we claimed the clouds
Cheer the astronauts. But history warns that technological leaps often pivot from discovery to the cold machinery of warfare.
Apr 2
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March 2026
The Moralization of Suffering: Trauma and Authority in Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine are trapped by a symmetrical victimhood. Explore why the moralization of suffering thwarts peace and the realist path to true…
Mar 31
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Going Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy?
Friday Flashpoint: March 27, AD2026
Mar 28
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The Great Numbness: Life in the Post-Great War Wreckage
The emptiness of looksmaxxing feels eerily similar to the Interwar Years and what happened when cultures lost their internal compasses to the war and…
Mar 26
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America: The 250-Year-Old Parvenu
To last, America’s institutions and its constitution need a shared memory.
Mar 24
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