Tag: books
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A New Season, A Fresh Direction
As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, I’ve been reflecting on the direction of this blog and what will serve both me and my community best in the coming months. After much thought (and more than a few cups of coffee), I’ve decided to keep my focus on writing—through this blog,…
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Who is Joe Goalberg?
If you’ve never met him, Joe Goldberg is the disturbingly charming main character from Netflix’s YOU. Joe isn’t a role model—he’s a warning sign with great bone structure. He’s obsessive, strategic, and disturbingly focused. And while we don’t endorse any of his actual actions (no stalking, no murder, no glass cages please), his level of…
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The Thompson Dossier: A Hypothesis Straight Out of The Pelican Brief
Have you ever had a moment that feels straight out of a thriller novel? I can’t shake the feeling that the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, is eerily reminiscent of Darby Shaw unraveling conspiracies in The Pelican Brief. But what makes this real-life story even more haunting is the depth of manipulation and…
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The Road to Revolution
The concept of intra-elite competition, as outlined by Peter Turchin in End Times helps us better understand the dynamics that precede revolutions and large-scale societal upheavals. Rather than seeing the elite as a monolithic entity, Turchin—and others like Jack A. Goldstone—highlight the fractures within the elite class that create opportunities for revolutionary change. As we…
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