There is no Body Politic in Trump’s America

Just the Body Natural

May 20 • Ned O'Gorman

Captocracy

The platforms that rule us

May 14 • Ned O'Gorman

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Arendt’s Law

A link between corruption and social violence?

May 7 • Ned O'Gorman

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April 2026

Violence is Not Power

Hannah Arendt on the vital difference between violence and power

Apr 30 • Ned O'Gorman

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Do Your Thing!

Rethinking “Self-Reliance”

Apr 23 • Ned O'Gorman

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Why Hungary?

National Conservatives are trying to make the United States as small as they are

Apr 16 • Ned O'Gorman

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A New Civic Web?

The Promise of Semantic AI for Cultural Knowledge

Apr 9 • Valentina

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Afroman and the Art of Shaming

Public humiliation without paternalism

Apr 2 • Ned O'Gorman

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March 2026

Power, Persuasion, and Predation

On Cesar Chavez’s crimes

Mar 19 • Ned O'Gorman

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Conservatives Could Be Doing Public Universities a Great Service

But will liberal administrators take heed?

Mar 12 • Ned O'Gorman

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Anarchy From Above

Why is the United States at war with Iran?

Mar 5 • Ned O'Gorman

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February 2026

A Note on Iran

America's first neo-royal war

Feb 28 • Ned O'Gorman

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