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Nazis Aren’t New – They’re Just Louder Now
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Nazis Aren’t New – They’re Just Louder Now

Every few weeks, another right-wing influencer decides to test-drive Hitler rehab as a talking point. Tucker Carlson nods along as a guest suggests we “should have sided with Hitler.” Candace…
by rogersiggs September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
On Trump, Iran, and the Wreckage of Performative Foreign Policy
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On Trump, Iran, and the Wreckage of Performative Foreign Policy

“If Trump didn’t destroy Fordow, and he didn’t eliminate their enriched uranium, and he scuttled a diplomatic agreement, and he pushed Russia and Iran closer to each other, and he…
by rogersiggs June 24, 2025June 24, 2025
It’s Already Happened Here
Personal Politics

It’s Already Happened Here

Like I’ve said before, I’m a systems thinker, and patterns across history, fiction, and political thought really resonate with me. Lately I’ve been working my way back through various books…
by rogersiggs June 13, 2025June 13, 2025
The Anatomy of Fascism in 2025
Politics

The Anatomy of Fascism in 2025

As someone who came of age respecting the slow, deliberate process of democratic governance—and who has watched with growing alarm the erosion of those norms—I’ve been reading Robert O. Paxton’s…
by rogersiggs May 27, 2025June 5, 2025
Project Homecoming and the Erosion of Civil Liberties
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Project Homecoming and the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Day 132 of our Authoritarian Tragedy Read this now. First came the militarization of domestic law enforcement. Now, under the guise of “Project Homecoming,” we’re watching something even more dangerous…
by rogersiggs May 12, 2025June 5, 2025

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