Since 2016, I have watched America’s slow march over a cliff with a mix of fascination and horror.
But the results of recent polls by Bright Line Watch have provided the first hard and frighteningly conclusive evidence that Americans are moving fast down the road I predicted—towards a national divorce.
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NATO’s cruel but entirely predictable betrayal of Ukraine should be the final nail in the obsolete, America-dependent alliance’s coffin.
After twenty years of failing alongside America in Afghanistan, NATO has more than outlived its purpose. Ever since the end of the Cold War and the Warsaw Pact meant NATO’s mission…
The course of the Biden Administration has run dangerously close to the basic path I predicted it would a year ago —it’s been even worse in some ways.
If you want to understand Joe Biden, this quote from the Associated Press sums up the man quite well:
Joe Biden’s long…
Babylon 5 is the single most underrated science fiction universe from the 1990s. It was a unique story for a unique time.
Science fiction in the 1990s was dominated by two big names: Star Trek and Star Wars.
Me, I’ve never been much of a partisan for any particular science…
The future of the West Coast will be bright once we‘re free from the wreck of dying America.
Why? Because we’re the most diverse, wealthiest, and progressive part of the country. …
For a brief moment on the night of January 6th, 2021, American democracy stood on the brink of revival.
After the mob was cleared from the Capitol by the National Guard, America’s elected representatives in the House and Senate completed the job of certifying the victory of Joe Biden and…
Absent a major trajectory change in American politics, Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in January 2025.
If this happens, the last vestiges of America’s already strained unity will dissolve. …
One in three Americans, including four out of ten Independents, say violence against the government is sometimes justified.
Yet, despite most Americans agreeing that democracy is under threat, Fewer than one in four Democrats agree.
This finding, from a recent Washington Post poll, is a stark contrast from the just…
I’ve been absolutely floored by the popularity of my writing on Medium this year — many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my work!
I started writing sporadically on Medium in 2020 mostly as an outlet — blogging, basically. I’ve discovered that in the weeks when…
Once upon a time, what became the states of America united to avoid the danger of each state dealing with emergencies alone.
Under Presidents Trump and Biden, in the age of the Covid-19 pandemic, this old social contract has completely disintegrated. …
