The quiet curtain call
[Poem]
What happens after the heart stops before the brain? What do we call the state of being alive and dead? I have looked. There is no good term. Written in February 2026.
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Habitable floating megastructures: setbacks and solutions
[Research] [Article] Imagine for a moment. You walk out onto a busy street—like-minded people bustling, dining, and laughing. No smell of gasoline and no sign of smog. The atmosphere is clear and an ocean breeze winds between buildings. You walk a few blocks away and look upon a large
Reverse Libertarianism
[On Power] At one point in time, Nick Fuentes called himself a libertarian. In fact, he partially credits Young Americans for Liberty, of which I worked for, for his initial rise to prominence. He is far from alone. If you have been monitoring the political climate for the last decade,
The Lone High House of Hellen
[Poem] [Mythic] They say it's lonely at the top. Written in January 2026. The Lone High House of Hellen.pdfGoogle Docs
The birth of civic virtue
[On Power] In previous posts, I have analyzed the republic and emphasized its essential reliance on civic virtue, or preference for the common good above all else, as the cornerstone of its health. But where does civic virtue originate, and what sustains it? If you have taken a course of