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Oct 29

The Body as a Throne: From Caligula to Trump, When Power Turns Human Flesh Into a Public Spectacle

The Roman emperor Caligula understood something that modern politics has never entirely forgotten: power becomes most frightening when it…

The Body as a Throne: From Caligula to Trump, When Power Turns Human Flesh Into a Public Spectacle

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Oct 28

The Golden Age of Dementia

Medicine has achieved something extraordinary: old age no longer necessarily means physical decline.

The Golden Age of Dementia

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Oct 26

Princes and Thieves: The $2 Billion Jared Kushner Scandal and the Secret Financial Architecture of…

On October 22, 2026, Vanity Fair published an excerpt from investigative journalist Matthew Cole’s book Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner…

Princes and Thieves: The $2 Billion Jared Kushner Scandal and the Secret Financial Architecture of…

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Oct 23

The Circus of Barbarism: When the Presidential Podium Becomes an Arena

History has moments when political institutions continue to exist in outward form while their substance begins to rot. The buildings remain…

The Circus of Barbarism: When the Presidential Podium Becomes an Arena

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Oct 23

The Old Men’s Wars: When Leaders Can Start Wars but Cannot End Them

Wars are supposed to serve political objectives. They begin with declarations of necessity, promises of security, and assurances that the…

The Old Men’s Wars: When Leaders Can Start Wars but Cannot End Them

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Oct 22

Steve Witkoff: Putin’s Humanitarian and Trump’s Envoy

On October 21, 2026, Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. The meeting produced the release of…

Steve Witkoff: Putin’s Humanitarian and Trump’s Envoy

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Oct 15

The World Must Bear My Name

There are rulers who want to change the world. There are rulers who want to own it. And then there are those for whom ownership is not…

The World Must Bear My Name

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Jul 17

“It Only Goes Downhill”: Trump’s Hidden Diagnosis at 80 and the Institutional Crisis of American…

In contemporary geopolitics, the physical and cognitive health of a state’s executive is not a matter of personal privacy; it is a core…

“It Only Goes Downhill”: Trump’s Hidden Diagnosis at 80 and the Institutional Crisis of American…

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Jun 11

The Gerontocracy Problem: What the Collapse of the Soviet Bloc Reveals About Aging Political Elites

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the communist regimes of Eastern Europe is usually explained through economics.

The Gerontocracy Problem: What the Collapse of the Soviet Bloc Reveals About Aging Political Elites

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Jun 1

The Fatal Horizon: Why Elderly Leaders Risk Everything for a Place in History

I have spent the better part of two decades studying political decision‑making, but only recently have I come to recognize a peculiar…

The Fatal Horizon: Why Elderly Leaders Risk Everything for a Place in History

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WHO STAYS: The Intergenerational Audit. We analyze the long-term risks of decisions made by leaders with short-term horizons.

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