Blakely B.
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Stephen Miller: The Bureaucrat of Cruelty
A portrait of Stephen Miller—the bureaucrat who turned Trump’s instincts into policy and made cruelty the organizing principle of American immigration.
Stephen Miller: The Bureaucrat of Cruelty•Putin’s Links to European Far-Right Networks•Trading Law for Loyalty: The Quiet Death of the Neutral State•Ceasefire and Contiguity: How the Gaza Truce Could Reshape the West Bank•
The Old Playbook with a New Strongman
Trump’s actions echo classic fascist patterns—media suppression, corruption, xenophobic rhetoric, and criminalizing dissent—posing a grave threat to U.S. democracy.
The Old Playbook with a New Strongman•The Recognition of Palestine•Recognition and Repercussions: The UK Backs Palestinian Statehood •The Feedback Loop That’s Breaking America
Escaping Certainty: How Minds Leave Extremism
Charlie Veitch’s escape from 9/11 conspiracies shows how belonging drives radicalization—and how empathy and new communities can unlock deradicalization.
Charlie Kirk's death and the downfall of Democracy•The Genocide (?)•Escaping Certainty: How Minds Leave Extremism•Policing for the Cameras•Migration to the UK: Perception versus Reality•A Fair Deal for the Working Poor•To Take a City: The Battle for Gaza•Monthly EO Report - August 2025
Sam Francis: The Strategist of Resentment Politics
John Ganz’s When the Clock Broke uncovers how Sam Francis’s radical vision of resentment reshaped U.S. politics, foreshadowing Trump-era populism.
Sam Francis: The Strategist of Resentment Politics•A Wild Week in UK Politics•Spend the Money to Find the Deep State•1992: Russia’s Rare Admission of Intent to Destabilise the West•Abundance's Big Misdiagnosis
From Inevitability to Eternity: The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder warns: politics of ‘inevitability’ and ‘eternity’ erode democracy—only history can restore agency and defend the future.
Russia’s AI Disinformation Machine • From Inevitability to Eternity: The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder • Inside Israel: Public Opinion and the War with Hamas • Abundance is a new book with an old (and wrong) narrative