Category: Empire and Decline

Part 1: In This Darkness, I Will Disappear

The republic is presented as a hollowed spectacle: algorithms, scripted media and performative politics replace a functioning public square.

Neocons, China, and the New Bipartisan Lunacy

From Vietnam to Ukraine to Taiwan, the same method recurs: arm a proxy, inflate the threat, then wreck any settlement that would end the war.

The Hubris of Hegemony: Why the Neoconservative Approach to China Is Futile Lunacy

There is a bitter irony at the heart of America’s neoconservative China policy.

The Parasite Class: How Neocons Morphed into the Uni-Party, Hijacked Foreign Policy, and Are Now Driving Us Toward Global Extinction

A Withering Exposé of the Neocon-to-Uni-Party Transition, The Most Dangerous, Bungling, Diabolical and Unpatriotic Political Movement in American History

The Case for United States Withdrawal from the United Nations: A Performance Analysis

UN vetoes, failed peacekeeping, abuse allegations and $3 billion in annual US costs are cited as evidence the institution cannot be reformed.

Hey Zombies, You Don’t Have Two Years: A Note From Dr. Buzzkill

I sat down to write a little piece of science fiction. It wasn’t hard to keep it real.

The $100 Billion Wager: Why Trump Invaded Venezuela When Obama and Biden Wouldn’t

Paul Singer bought Citgo for $5.9 billion weeks before the Caracas raid, exposing a $100 billion rescue for refineries and oil claims.

The Business of War: How Defense-Funded Think Tanks Choose Which Interventions to Champion

Washington’s response to Venezuela exposes a think-tank economy that invokes sovereignty selectively while sustaining wars that finance its networks.