Borders, Boogeymen, and Billion-Dollar Boosts

Content 18+ Immigration is a topic as charged with dynamite as it is with dynamism. I’d begin with the obvious irony: we’re all immigrants if you rewind history far enough. The United States, Germany, Hungary, Russia—all were shaped by people who packed their bags (or were forced to), crossed borders, and declared, “This looks promising!” before someone else grumbled, “Who invited you?” And thus, civilization marched on.

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Donald Trump And The Yellow Brick Road  

By Eric LeRoy

Content 18+ I have always wondered why some people make a powerful impression on us and others don’t. Of course the effect can vary from person to person, and that’s a good thing: for example, it would be a real mess if every man fell in love with the same woman – to the exclusion of all others.

Just imagine it: the longed-for Wench-Princess-Nymphette standing on the Read the rest

The Anatomy of Power: How Democracies Succumb to Authoritarianism

Content 18+ Nations often look to their past with nostalgia, a powerful motivator that, though seemingly benign, can become a trap. The call to “make the nation great again” is one such lure, a phrase that is both alluring and profoundly loaded. Such calls can, paradoxically, contain the seeds of democratic erosion—an erosion which is all the more insidious because it is often achieved through democratic means.

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