"Read the Donroe Doctrine To Them"

The thing about hegemony is that it, unfortunately, works. And it crushes real democracy along the way.

Jan 16 • Justin Ling

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December 2025

A Year in Chaos

After chaos, is there a super-chaos?

Dec 30, 2025 • Justin Ling

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Soft Power Episode 2: The Death of USAID

How the President of the United States and the planet's richest man conspired to make the world poorer, sicker, and less safe

Dec 11, 2025 • Justin Ling

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A League of Extraordinary Putinists

A cabal around Donald Trump won't rest until they've sold out Ukraine made nice with Putin

Dec 5, 2025 • Justin Ling

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November 2025

The Eye That Never Sleeps

Social media is making us afraid and anti-social. What if that's the point?

Nov 21, 2025 • Justin Ling

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Introducing Soft Power

A show about how realpolitik shapes the world

Nov 5, 2025 • Justin Ling

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October 2025

A Kleptocracy, If You Can Keep It

Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.

Oct 31, 2025 • Justin Ling

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They're Going To Try Fauci For Treason

At least, that's what they promised

Oct 17, 2025 • Justin Ling

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September 2025

Hey @Grok, Is My Brain Melting?

In an era of un-reality, one man's quest to stop his robot from telling the truth

Sep 24, 2025 • Justin Ling

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Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway?

Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement

Sep 12, 2025 • Justin Ling

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August 2025

Next Time, in Moscow

Trump thinks peace is at hand. He's being played.

Aug 20, 2025 • Justin Ling

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You Can't Be A Realist If You're An Idiot

Towards a new cold forever war

Aug 14, 2025 • Justin Ling

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