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When America Led the World to the Moon Instead of Toward Chaos
One European child's view of Apollo 11 and the America we miss
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Alexander Verbeek
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One Hundred Years After Mein Kampf, Trump's Base Burns Their Own Red MAGA Hats Instead of Other People's Books
How the Epstein Files Fractured the MAGA Movement
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Trump's Own Base Is Finally Turning Against Him
Twitter's 19th anniversary, the Ceaușescu moment, and why conspiracy theories always devour their creators
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Alexander Verbeek
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After the Texas Floods: A Dutch Perspective
How the Netherlands transformed tragedy into protection—lessons America can't ignore
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Alexander Verbeek
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June 2025

The Cannibals of History: Why Fascists Always Consume Their Faithful
What the Night of the Long Knives teaches us about America today
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Trigger-Happy Leaders Write History in Blood
Standing where fascists tested their cruelty for the world to come
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Alexander Verbeek
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Trump's War on Science and the Echoes of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao
How history's darkest chapters teach us to recognize and resist the current assault on knowledge itself
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Alexander Verbeek
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How America Broke Its Own Dream
Plus: Why Menendez goes to prison while bigger fish swim free, your unique breathing fingerprint, and Minnesota's book ban victory
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Democracy Bleeds: The Minnesota Assassinations
The nightmare I wrote about this morning became reality while America slept
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Senators Fear the State: Why America Says "No Kings" Today
From Rome's marble halls to LA's federal building, the pattern repeats
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Your Silence Becomes Complicity in Trump's America
What 1943 Berlin teaches us about fighting back today
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Alexander Verbeek
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May 2025

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