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Capturing Thermostatic Voters in 2028
How Democrats can win 2028: A pragmatic policy agenda for tax reform, border security, and NATO to win back the center.
“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
Tit for Tat, Authoritarianism, and the Moveable Middle
An analysis of MAGA authoritarian psychology and whether Tit-for-Tat strategies, satire, and institutional action can counter the movement’s influence.
Illegal Orders and Reasoning Agents•Tit for Tat, Authoritarianism, and the Moveable Middle•Turning Grief Into Community Action•The Proven, Pending, and Ambiguous Cases of Russian and Chinese Influence in European Politics
Populist Geert Wilders Loses Power, What can be Learned from his Defeat?
Geert Wilders’ rise and fall show how competence, not confrontation, best disarms populists—offering key lessons for U.S. Democrats.
From Setback to Sweep: Democrats’ Big Night in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and Beyond•The Current State of the Chinese Space Sector•A Pleasant Surprise•Populist Geert Wilders Loses Power, What can be Learned from his Defeat?•Temporary Pause, Persistent Peril: Why the Gaza Truce Is Likely to Fail•Recognizing Real Action - the DGG Political Action Award
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