Blakely B.
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Guns For Me and Not for Thee
Second Amendment rights applied selectively? Explore how the Trump administration's gun stance echoes the 1967 Mulford Act's racial double standard.
From Gaugamela to the Gulf: The Reality of War in Iran•Guns For Me and Not for Thee•Hasan Piker and the Dangerous Romance of Collapse•Hasan Piker and the Dangerous Romance of Collapse
The Leviathan: A Walkway to Liberty
Is the state a protector or a predator? Explore Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the "Narrow Corridor" between state power and individual liberty.
Echoes from the Past: Comparisons of ICE to Historical Fascist Paramilitaries•What Cannot Be Counted, Cannot Be Denied•The Leviathan: A Walkway to Liberty•Strong Candidates, Weak Incumbents, Unhappy Voters•Losing Trust•The 3rd Official DGG Political Action Award!
The Acceptable Dead
They killed a poet mom and laughed. The chilling logic behind the GOP's "Acceptable Dead."
“Domestic Terrorists” • The Acceptable Dead • Lessons and Hope in Venezuela • The Cost of Ignorance: Why Anti-Vaxxers Belong in the High-Risk Pool • Assault on the Fed•Capturing Thermostatic Voters in 2028
America’s White Power Movement, 1975–1995
Blood, hate, and terror. How the white power movement weaponized Vietnam trauma to declare war on the US, culminating in the slaughter at OKC.
Getting Away With It•2016 Russian Interference Timeline•America’s White Power Movement, 1975–1995•The Venezuelan Response•Executive Order Monthly Report - November•DGG Political Action Award - November winner
Democratic Norms: How Republicans Failed Our Democracy – and What Comes Next
How Republicans failed to uphold democratic norms, and what citizens must demand from future leaders to prevent another slide toward authoritarianism.
ICE Detainers Are Illegal. Why don’t Democrats Say That?•Democratic Norms: How Republicans Failed Our Democracy – and What Comes Next•Game Theory and Political Narratives: Using Quiet Non-cooperation to Combat Popularism•The Venezuelan Question•In the Shadow of Gaza: Palestinian Identity and Belonging in a Nation at War•Executive Order Monthly Report - October, 2025