2026: How It Could All Go Down
The plausibility of a plan by the upcoming Trump administration to suspend or nullify the results of the 2026 midterm elections through a national emergency declaration is underscored by actions…
The Last Abstention
In the dim light of a late winter evening, March 5th, 1933, Hermann Vogel sat at his kitchen table in Berlin, the ballot paper in front of him still untouched.…
Trump’s Legal Struggle to Avoid Community Service—and His Surprising Defeat
How the Former President’s Fight to Avoid His Sentence Ended with an Unexpected Twist It was a surreal moment: the former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, in…
What Real Unity Would Look Like
Once upon a time, in an alternate universe not unlike our own, the political landscape of the United States was turned on its head by an extraordinary event. This story…
Echoes of Discord: A Hypothetical Fracture in Democracy
Prologue: Shadows of the Past The nation has never quite shaken the echoes of January 6th, 2021. The images of the Capitol under siege by its own citizens remain etched…
Astroturfed Conservatism: The Fabricated Grassroots Movements and Their Place in History
From the inception of the American political landscape, conservatism has played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s policies, values, and social dynamics. However, a critical examination of various conservative…
Konrad Heiden: Warnings Unheeded in the Weimar Republic… and Today
In the annals of historical scholarship, few have possessed the foresight and clarity of Konrad Heiden, a journalist and author who, amidst the turmoil of the Weimar Republic, discerned the…
Can MAGA Still End American Democracy?
The United States, despite Donald Trump’s resounding loss in 2020, still finds itself grappling with political and social dynamics that bear unsettling echoes of the past. Central to this upheaval…
The MAGA Movement: A Nexus of Whiteness, White Supremacy, and Neo-Fascism
“Whiteness” and “white supremacy” are terms that have gained significant attention in discussions about race and politics in the United States. “Whiteness” refers to the social, cultural, and political practices…
Echoes of the Past: America’s Dance with Fascism
The United States finds itself in the throes of a seismic sociopolitical shift, a nation grappling with the rise of a neo-fascist movement led by Donald Trump and his cadre…