Marcus R
Bio
"Politics, geopolitics, history and stuff. I've worked in local government for over a decade, which is to say I've developed a professional familiarity with bureaucracy in both its functional and ornamental forms. I probably smoke too much and write too little, though I maintain a persistent belief that both tendencies provide at minimum, a time for languid self reflection. The Union forever, down with the traitors, up with the stars."
Articles
Endurance Without Resolution: Russian Public Opinion and the Politics of War in Ukraine
Russian public opinion on the Ukraine war reveals adaptive support, fatigue, and shifting views on duration, costs, and acceptable outcomes
Digital Ground Game May Midterm Report•It's Not Sexism, It's Coalition Management•Policy Initiatives and Lessons From the Civilian Conservation Corps•Fact vs. Myth: Misconceptions of Foster Care•The Maduro Trial: Dictators, Cranks, and the Sixth Amendment•Venezuela After Maduro•Endurance Without Resolution: Russian Public Opinion and the Politics of War in Ukraine•
Beyond the Battlefield: War Termination and the Absence of Political End States
Analysis of the US–Israel–Iran conflict shows military action outpacing strategy, with no clear path to war termination or stable order
Introducing the Third Found Project•The End of History in Hungary•Beyond the Battlefield: War Termination and the Absence of Political End States•“What’s So Bad About Trump?" A Demonstration of His Retractive Policies•Mutually Assured Democracy•Fascism with Chinese Characteristics
The Seduction of the Short Victorious War
U.S. and Israel's Iran campaign risks becoming a strategic quagmire as war aims clash with military reality.
The Short Victorious War•Cuba in the Crosshairs•Fascism with Chinese Characteristics Part 1•99 Problems and Missing the Point is One•Digital Ground Game April Midterm Report•The Looting of the Federal Department of Education•When the Left-Wing YouTube Playbook Stops Working
From Gaugamela to the Gulf: The Reality of War in Iran
U.S. and Israel launch a decapitation strike on Iran, killing Khamenei and sparking a regional war that trades deterrence for systemic collapse.
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
What Cannot Be Counted, Cannot Be Denied
A deep analysis of the Jan 2026 Iran protests. Explore how the state transitioned from persuasion to routine coercion and the death of political reform.
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!