The State of a Nation Left Behind
Bukele, Milei and Trump are successful and capable of far more radical changes: they have a vision of their nations first and foremost as homes for their people.
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I feel the mullahs of Tehran were a mite hasty in going with one of their own. There are other just as worthy candidates far beyond their shores.
If Not America, Then What?
America may be a flawed hegemon but it’s easily better than all the alternatives.
Torn to Shreds
Against the wealth and power of the United States, International Law has the stopping power of a spider’s web.
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The Economic Fallout Six Years On
Avert not your eyes: life for civilized people entered into a period of barbarism from which we’ve yet to emerge.
Normiecon Outraged Trump Is Winning Again
The unbearable feather-lightness of the normiecons and their impotent rage.
Littleproud Buggers Off, Leaves Wooden Spoon Behind
Matt Canavan takes charge of the sinking ship.
We Are Finally Waking Up
This is what late-stage institutional decay looks like. Not a dramatic collapse, but a slow, grinding loss of competence and legitimacy – where the government’s primary function shifts from solving problems to perpetuating itself.