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The Arms of Resistance
A clear-eyed guide to how resistance actually works in the age of Trump—law, protest, states, and coordination—and which forces hold tyranny at bay.
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How Democracies Are Gutted, and How Fast It Can Happen
A comparative analysis of modern autocrats and an estimate of America’s democratic half-life
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The Spring of Our Discontent
A reflective essay using Richard III to examine MAGA, legitimacy, and the moment when power decides it no longer needs permission in America.
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Life After Leaving Church (1)
People of faith who left church can still grieve what was lost. This opening essay begins a new series on rebuilding meaning after organized religion.
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