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Sep 12, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    THE TRIUMPH OF WILL The Ignoble Art of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (opens the original)

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    “The most striking difference between ancient and modern sophists is that the ancients were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of truth, whereas the moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality.” —Hannah Arendt.<div class="

  2. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    ON THE POSSIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF PEACE (opens the original)

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    In 1967, a book was published by Dial Press which purported to be the final report of a secret US government commission, leaked by one of its members. Entitled The Report from Iron Mountain: On the Possibility and Desirability of Peace, the book exposes the kind of thinking, cold, dispassionate and entirely free of human values, which informs long-term government planning at the highest levels. The Report from Iron Mountain became a huge bestseller and fed anti-establishment rebellion. Meanwhile

  3. Issue · Jul 16, 2026

    The SHAKESPEARE GRIFT #2: FRANCIS BACON, 'DARK BARD' of the GNOSTIC ENGLISH EMPIRE (opens the original)

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