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A World at a Crossroads: The War That Shaped Civilization
World War II was more than a global conflict—it was a decisive confrontation over the fate of civilization itself. Beyond the battles and...
Kelly Watt
Mar 63 min read


The Soy Bean Saga
The American soybean farmer had spent decades building a market that seemed unshakable, a trade relationship that had become the bedrock...
Kelly Watt
Mar 65 min read


It's End Game
The Second World War was more than a clash of armies, more than the deadliest conflict in human history—it was a titanic struggle over...
Kelly Watt
Mar 65 min read


Great is our Sin
Charles Darwin’s words resonate across time, "If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions,...
Kelly Watt
Mar 64 min read


How Trump’s Tariffs Exposed a Hollow Economy
It was supposed to be a revival. A return to a time when America built things—when steel was forged in Pittsburgh, when cars rolled off...
Kelly Watt
Mar 66 min read


It is Economic Feudalism
There is something uniquely American about a man who sells a lie so grand that even he believes it. Donald Trump, the gilded prophet of a...
Kelly Watt
Mar 64 min read


A Myopic Gamble in a Broken Economy
There is a profound difference between governing and performing governance. One requires strategy, long-term planning, and an...
Kelly Watt
Mar 65 min read


Populist Political Performance
A national identity is imperative to populist authority, and the binary is a form of identity Americans are deeply familiar with. From...
Kelly Watt
Mar 56 min read


Economic Sirens at Home
The ripples of Trump’s tariffs spread outward, touching every sector of the economy with an inevitability that policymakers had either...
Kelly Watt
Mar 55 min read


Recession 101
Recessions are often reduced to a series of numbers—declining GDP, rising unemployment, stock market losses. But behind these figures...
Kelly Watt
Mar 54 min read


The First Term of Tariffs
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made trade policy a central issue, positioning himself as a fierce advocate for...
Kelly Watt
Mar 55 min read


The Strongman Delusion
In politics, rhetoric is easy. A leader can pound a podium, raise a fist, and declare that problems which have stumped experts for...
Kelly Watt
Mar 44 min read


The Blueprint
The stage was set. The words, measured and deliberate, had been carefully selected to produce the desired effect. It began as it always...
Kelly Watt
Mar 44 min read


Political Projection Wielded by theMan in the Mirror
There was something chillingly familiar about the way it unfolded. Anyone who has ever dealt with an abuser recognized it instantly—the...
Kelly Watt
Mar 45 min read


A Warning Sign for Global Stability
For over a century, the U.S. dollar has been the world’s most trusted currency, a safe haven that investors rely on during economic and...
Kelly Watt
Mar 45 min read


What was Lost with the Greatest Generation.
We were the last of them. The men and women who stormed beaches, liberated concentration camps, and bore witness to history’s worst...
Kelly Watt
Mar 45 min read


The Birth of the Managerial Age: A War of Ideologies That Never Ended
World War II was not merely a conflict over land and resources; it was a struggle between three distinct visions of leadership, each...
Kelly Watt
Mar 45 min read


What about NATO?
Since the end of the Second World War, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has been the cornerstone of Western security,...
Kelly Watt
Mar 45 min read


Voting is not the Revolution
The Illusion of Representative Government: A System Designed to Preserve Elite Power America prides itself on the myth of democracy. We...
Kelly Watt
Mar 25 min read


Inspiration versus Obligation
In American politics, the Republican Party has positioned itself as the inspired movement, a force of action fighting against an...
Kelly Watt
Mar 16 min read
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