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First Comes the Crisis, Then the Coup
Behind every great dictator's rise to power is a greater manufactured crisis.
Jun 10, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Why Nations Go to War? A Researcher Analyzed 94 Wars and Found One Common Reason
No, it’s not resources or land.
May 26, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Every State That Builds a Second Army Learns the Same Hard Lesson
When a regime creates armed bodies that answer to ideology, a leader, or a mission rather than law, a collision is inevitable.
Jan 14
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Carlyn Beccia
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The Holocaust Photo That Shatters the Myth of “Just Following Orders”
Dec 3, 2025
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The Not-So-Horrid History of the C-Word
Apr 14, 2025
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So You Think You Want a Civil War? Please.
Sep 12, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Hitler Erased Science First. Then He Erased People
Feb 1, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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80% of Americans Believe the U.S. Constitution Grants Women Equal Rights. They Are Wrong
Jan 17, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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The Last Time a President Went Gangster on the Supreme Court, It Didn’t End Well
Feb 12, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Energy Wars are for Declining Empires And Crusty Old Men Chasing Yesterday’s Fuel
R.I.P. Coal. The future runs on infrastructure, not fossil fuels.
Jan 7
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Carlyn Beccia
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We’ve Seen Spheres of Influence Before. They Didn’t End Well.
Trump is reviving a worldview that made the twentieth century a slaughterhouse.
Jan 6
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Carlyn Beccia
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Operation “This Isn’t About Oil, Until It Is” Sets a New Low for Dumb Wars
John F. Kennedy would like a word on diplomacy and dealmaking.
Jan 4
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Carlyn Beccia
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Tis the Season for 1000% Off Handbaskets
And other Trump math
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Dec 31, 2025
How Many Wars Did Trump Really End?
Trump claims to have ended “8 wars in 8 months.” Reality says differently.
Dec 18, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Field Notes From Caligula’s Horse
An ancient warning about letting idiots run the room
Dec 16, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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Nothing Is More Terrifying Than a Thirsty Tyrant on the Brink
Autocrats get crueler when they begin to lose power. History has receipts.
Dec 11, 2025
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Carlyn Beccia
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