The Hawk and the Squirrel
Some lessons take longer than others.
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Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
michaelvera.org
Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
Category Geopolitics
My Country is a Liar
My country is a liar dressed in red, white, and blue.
The Elaboratory: Federal Panopticonism
Participants are told they are free to grow, innovate, and compete, while the essential conditions for independent growth are systematically withheld.
Extractionomics: Petrofication versus Nitrofication of the U.S. Dollar
"Either you let us extract oil or we are going to expend nitrates."
Transcendent Syncretism
Not all syncretism dissolves conflict; some merely intensify it.
The Flag of Gazasota
A Palestinian horizontal tricolor intersected by a Minnesota-derived hoist device.
From Knee on Neck to Siege on Gaza: Scaling Police Brutality to State-Sponsored Genocide
This is what happens when police brutality is scaled to the level of a state and shielded by a global superpower.
Prioritizing National Allegiance: The Case Against Dual Citizens in U.S. Public Office
In an era where global interconnectedness is ever-increasing, the United States faces a multitude of complex and sensitive challenges, both domestically and internationally. Among these is the question of dual citizenship and its place in federal office. This article argues…
Explosionomics: The Bomb-Based Economy Fueling American Prosperity
Explosionomics renders war not as a geopolitical failure but as an economic necessity, since nitrates only generate profit upon use.
Terminal Imperial Entropy: The U.S. as a War-Based Economy in Decay
A machine that only knows how to grind, but not build, will eventually run out of things to grind.