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Culture
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CL. No Country for These Men
What the Powerful Owe the Country That Made Them
Sep 27, 2026
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7 min read
Culture
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CXLIX. Whose Country Is This?
Remembering the Diversity of Americans who defended the nation and demanded that it live up to its promise.
Sep 20, 2026
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5 min read
World
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CXLVIII. American Plasticity
What we refuse to do now, our grandchildren will have no choice about.
Sep 13, 2026
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7 min read
CXLIV. The Legal Bar Is Getting Close to the Floor
Young lawyers and the rest of America ought to be watching.
Aug 16, 2026
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7 min read
Politics
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CXLIII. A Country That Holds Up Its End
Learning from Japan, Ohio workers, and the fading promise of shared prosperity
Aug 9, 2026
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10 min read
Culture
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CXLII. Creating the Alternative Reality
Facts hardly stand a chance when governing is whatever he says.
Aug 2, 2026
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6 min read
Culture
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CXLI. Can We Do Something Here First?
Before we go hunting for a second planet, we might try acting like we understand the first one.
Jul 26, 2026
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7 min read
Culture
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CXL. The Cancer in the American Soul
A regime can corrupt a country. The country has to refuse to be corrupted back.
Jul 19, 2026
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5 min read
Culture
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CXXXIX. The Gun Saturation Loop
When everyone arms up, nobody is safe. That's not a paradox. It's purposeful policy.
Jul 12, 2026
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5 min read
Culture
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CXXXVIII. Democracy by the Dollar
The tech we use today did not exist when Robert's Rules were written. The system hasn't caught up.
Jul 5, 2026
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7 min read
Culture
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CXXXVII. The Darkhorse Candidate for President
The biggest name in the 2028 Presidential race could be an unexpected one
Jun 28, 2026
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5 min read
Culture
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