Money & Power Essays 4 of 8 Introduction Five thousand years ago, a Mesopotamian farmer hefted a sack of barley, its weight a promise of trust—payment for a tool, a debt settled under the watchful eye of a temple overseer. In March 2025, a coder in a dimly lit room watches Solana tokens stream through […]
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Introduction A theory has gained traction among financial analysts and investors suggesting that the U.S. government, under the Trump administration, might be intentionally allowing or even engineering a stock market crash. The proposed motive? To drive down Treasury bond yields and make refinancing the country’s massive debt more affordable. This theory suggests that by inducing
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In March 2025, the Trump administration announced a bold initiative to establish a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” comprising major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. This move, revealed via Truth Social and timed just before the US Crypto Summit on March 7, 2025, marks a significant pivot from President Donald Trump’s earlier skepticism
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025 has thrust his foreign policy back into the spotlight, igniting debates about how he will navigate a world of escalating tariffs, regional conflicts, and great power rivalry. Amid trade wars with China and shifting U.S. postures in the Middle East and Ukraine, a compelling framework
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Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in 2025 has reignited debates about his foreign policy playbook, particularly his approach to great power rivalry. One compelling lens through which to interpret his actions is the possibility that he is fostering a pragmatic rapprochement with Russia to undermine China’s ascendance. This perspective—rooted in realpolitik and Trump’s transactional
Trump’s Secret 2025 Plan: Is He Teaming Up with Russia to Crush China? Read More »
Introduction In March 2025, as Donald Trump’s second presidency reshapes the United States with tech titans Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen at its forefront, a pressing question emerges: does Robert Michels’ Iron Law of Oligarchy still define America’s democratic trajectory? Writing in Political Parties (1911), Michels argued that all organizations—even those rooted in democratic ideals—inevitably
Trump, Musk, and the Tech Elite: Who Rules America in 2025? Read More »
The global power landscape is undergoing a profound and accelerating transformation, driven by the decade-long Russia-Ukraine war and a dramatic diplomatic clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28, 2025. These events, interwoven with mounting domestic pressures in Ukraine, the strategic critiques of historian Niall Ferguson, and the incisive