A chronicle of American absurdity, written with a straight face.
A chronicle of American absurdity, written with a straight face and a sharp pen. Civics Unhinged — satire for those who still give a damn.
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The President Who Monetizes the Presidency
On the constitutional hazards of executive enterprise, and what happens when the chief magistrate's office is valued by the yield.
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At What Point Does Surprise Cease to Be a Surprise?
On the Curious Habit of Being Surprised by the Predictable
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The Price of the Performance State
As inflation rises, war costs mount, and trillion-dollar defense spectacles dominate the political stage, Trump’s second presidency reveals something larger than fiscal irresponsibility. Public money is increasingly being transformed into political theater, where national grandeur matters more than civic sustainability, and citizens are treated less as stakeholders than as the audience for an endless performance.
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George Washington's Letter to the American Presidency
When Authority Is Mistaken for Possession
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The World’s Greatest Expert
When Certainty Collides with Responsibility
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Gold Leaf Governance
Trump's gilded renovations aren't a matter of taste. They're a disclosure about how he understands power, ownership, and permanence.
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The Loyalty Economy
How Trump Turned Trade Policy into a System of Favor
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The Projection Gap
Trump governs by projection. The gap between what he claims and what he achieves is finally widening—at home and abroad.
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Duty, Honor, Country: Concepts Too Complex for Donald Trump to Grasp
A soldier who lived beside Arlington on what sacrifice actually means—and why a man who called the fallen "suckers" was never going to grasp it.
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Different Actions, Same Story
How Modern Political Analysis Flattens Difference
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The Table Was Never Set for Peace
Twenty-one hours of talks produced no agreement—because the table was set for affirmation, not negotiation.
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When Authority Follows Action
Tariffs, DOGE, and the courts look unrelated. They share one method: act first, locate the authority afterward.
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When the Story Stops Working
Trump's presidency runs on belief, and belief depends on keeping its contradictions apart. That distance is closing.
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