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Tesla’s Twilight: Elon Musk, Hype, and the Fall of an Empire
Elon Musk emerged from the tech world as a symbol of disruption, a man who seemed to defy industry norms and rewrite the rules of...
Kelly Watt
Mar 135 min read


Peter Thiel's New World Man
Peter Thiel, equipped with enormous wealth and influence, could have charted countless paths toward reinventing society. With the kind of...
Kelly Watt
Mar 1210 min read


The Illusion of Choice: Why Power Never Changes No Matter Who Wins
Every few years, we are told that this election, this moment, this vote is the most important in history. We are bombarded with messages...
Kelly Watt
Mar 125 min read


Democracy in Retreat: Twentieth-Century Tyrants
We have many words to describe the current state of our nation—none are encouraging. If your political temperament is that of an ostrich...
Kelly Watt
Mar 125 min read


How Dobbs Remade the Rules
The reversal of Roe v. Wade was never just about abortion. That was the bait, the misdirection. The real consequence of Dobbs v. Jackson...
Kelly Watt
Mar 125 min read


The Power Matrix
For most of human history, power was analog, tied to land, bloodlines, and the sheer force of arms. Kings ruled by divine right, priests...
Kelly Watt
Mar 115 min read


So many Suits
The suit is a dream. Not the kind that stretches into the blue hush of dawn, but the kind that lingers on a polished cufflink, the quiet...
Kelly Watt
Mar 114 min read


Digital Democracy Inherits the World
The world had been shifting for years, a quiet but relentless migration of power from institutions that once dictated the pace of...
Kelly Watt
Mar 115 min read


High Stakes Politics
Donald Trump did not emerge as a random anomaly in American politics. His rise, his presidency, and his ongoing influence follow a...
Kelly Watt
Mar 104 min read


Hope Deferred.
I read a headline the other day that nearly made me laugh, but the humor lodged in my throat like a pit, bitter and unmovable. "I thought...
Kelly Watt
Mar 105 min read


Defying the Darkness
It feels like an eternity, but Tuesday marks the seventh week of this regime. The reality sets in deeper every day: this is not politics...
Kelly Watt
Mar 103 min read


The Science of Kindness
Why do people help each other? Is kindness something we learn, something taught by parents, teachers, and religious traditions? Or is it...
Kelly Watt
Mar 95 min read


The Ballad of Victem Blaming
Look at Your Game, Girl is a haunting piece of music, not just because of its melody, but because of the man behind it. Charles Manson...
Kelly Watt
Mar 96 min read


Cult tactics. Psychological Experiments. Intelligence-driven Social Engineering
In the late 1960s, as the Vietnam War raged and the counterculture movement flourished, a darker force was taking shape beneath the...
Kelly Watt
Mar 95 min read


Manson was Predictable
Charles Manson was not an anomaly. He was not some isolated madman who emerged out of nowhere to wreak havoc on the world. He was a...
Kelly Watt
Mar 94 min read


Honestly
There’s an old saying about holes: when you find yourself in one, the first rule is to stop digging. But America, stubborn and addicted...
Kelly Watt
Mar 95 min read


Hurt, and Retaliation is Hardwired.
This isn’t a story about an external enemy; it’s a narrative born from the inner workings of the system itself—a byproduct of corporate...
Kelly Watt
Mar 94 min read


The Return of Control Over Women
For 50 years, Roe v. Wade protected abortion rights in America. It wasn’t just about reproductive freedom—it was part of a bigger deal...
Kelly Watt
Mar 83 min read


Gaslighting in Full Glam
Gaslighting is a term that has gained widespread cultural recognition, but its essence remains as insidious as ever. At its core,...
Kelly Watt
Mar 85 min read


The Image Embodied the Abandonment.
The Cycle of Cruelty: Abortion, Power, and the Return to the Motel Room In the grainy black-and-white police photograph, Gerri Santoro is...
Kelly Watt
Mar 75 min read
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