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  • A Presidency Mistaken for Power

      Donald Trump believes history bends to will. It does not. It bends to competence, restraint, and perception, none of which were present. There is something quietly pitiful about Donald Trump insisting that only death could stop him. It is the statement of a man who has mistaken noise for authority and longevity for inevitability.

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  • America’s Intervention in Venezuela is Unlawful and The Precedent is Alarming

      The seizure of a foreign leader and plans for external governance violate core principles of international law and expose how quickly power can be substituted for process. There Is No Legal Basis for America’s Seizure of Venezuela Strip away the moral language and the Trump administration’s action in Venezuela collapses into something far simpler

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  • Three Men, One System, and the Lie We Keep Defending

    There is a reason this image makes people recoil. It is not because it is rude, or partisan, or unfair. It is because it collapses decades of denial into a single, unavoidable truth, much of the world’s current instability can be traced back to leaders who have stayed far too long, learned nothing new, and

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  • Donald Trump’s Upcoming Address to the Nation is About Control not Clarity

      When Donald Trump announces that he will address the nation, it is no longer a signal of leadership. It is a warning flare. These appearances arrive not when clarity is needed, but when scrutiny becomes unavoidable. Right now, scrutiny is everywhere. While Americans face stubborn inflation, unaffordable housing, and eroding financial security, Trump’s White

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  • Ballroomgate — Because When You Can’t Fix Democracy, Build a Ballroom

    Of course Donald Trump tore down the East Wing. This is the man who never seemed to understand that one of the many jobs of a sitting US President’s is to facilitate and coordinate the two party’s working together, not use their arguments for his own personal agenda. So it makes perfect sense that he

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