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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

April 2025

Why Our Leaders Are Racing Us Toward the Cliff
In a quiet Dutch café, I watched history repeat itself: from colonial carvings on a bridge to global leaders playing chicken with our future. When…
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Alexander Verbeek
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What My Berlin Keynote Revealed About The Future Politicians Can't See
Berlin Keynote Video Now Available
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Statisticians, Not Politicians, Will Lead Us to a Sustainable Future
Insights from the JMP Discovery Summit in Berlin. While politicians debate, statisticians are solving climate challenges. My Berlin keynote showed how…
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Alexander Verbeek
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