Red, White, and Bound: Conservatives Have a Submission Problem
The Right’s desperate affinity for unfettered loyalty.
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My December 2025 Reading List
I took a time machine back to the 1950s this month! It’s been a journey through the Golden Age of sci-fi, featuring some truly timeless classics.
People Hate This Book; I Loved It. ‘Consider Phlebas’ Book Review
Don’t hate me, but I loved this book.
My Three Favorite Books of 2025
I read over 60 books this year. Here are my favorite three.
America’s Diplomatic Crisis
America’s turn to isolationism weakens the interconnected systems that sustain global peace, prosperity, and development. It risks destabilizing alliances, empowering adversarial nations, and exacerbating global challenges that require multilateral solutions.
My November 2025 Reading List
More Stephen King and a new Sci-Fi author? Welcome to November! Here are the titles I read this month!
The Man, the Stick, and the Bomb: Reconsidering Human Nature in Nuclear Theory
If you give the man a stick, the first thing he wants to do is hit someone with it.
My October 2025 Reading List
Welcome to my reading list! From Stephen King’s masterful time-travel epic 11/22/63 to Vonnegut’s haunting anti-war classic Slaughterhouse-Five, I’m sharing honest reviews of books that have moved me, challenged me, and kept me up way past my bedtime.
The Schism between White Christian Nationalism and the Catholic Church
A fascinating showdown is unfolding before our eyes — a widening rift between the populist currents of American politics and the longstanding traditions of Catholic social teaching. As faith and ideology collide, believers and institutions alike are grappling with what it means to reconcile spiritual convictions with political identity.
Resisting Fascism: The Life and Execution of Sophie Scholl | White Rose Movement
At just 21 years old, Sophie Scholl was executed by guillotine for courageously choosing to defy Fascism and Adolf Hitler’s system. In a Germany where terror was law and non-intervention was survival, Sophie Scholl embraced resistance. With the White Rose movement, she spread forbidden words of truth. Her legacy lives on today, reignited by the rise of far-right nationalism.
