It is easy to see capitalism as natural to humanity. The system seems so ordinary that hierarchy, ownership and competition look less like enforced societal conditions and more like the natural architecture of life. We work, we rent, we borrow and we compete our way through systems we rarely control. This mechanism is all too familiar to human civilization, and shares an eerie resemblance to capitalism’s predecessor. America’s present crisis is not only capitalist, but also Neo-feudal. Feudalism refers to a social and political structure that is built around land, hierarchy and obligation. Power was not concentrated as it is…

It is no mystery how the whisper of communism still sends shivers down Americans’ spines. This reaction has been long conditioned and refined since the initial wave of panic following the First World War, coined as the First Red Scare. This innate fear was triggered by two major events: the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in the USSR led by Vladimir Lenin as well as a surge in organised labour strikes and a nationwide bombing campaign led by anarchist groups in 1919. Both these events terrorised the public, perpetuating the idea that communism was indeed a poison—one that welcomed chaos and sought…

LinkedIn is easy to mock because it often feels ridiculous. Feeds are lined with posts of people claiming corporate prestige with saturated jargon that no one really understands. Layoffs become “new chapters”, and desperation is portrayed as being “open to new opportunities”. Ordinary employment is narrated as a moral awakening, with those who can’t follow the cryptic lexicon as simply not being on their level. The language is so polished it begins to feel inhuman, as if every post is passed through a motivational filter and carefully stripped of any real insight. But the absurdity of LinkedIn is not the…

LinkedIn as Late-Stage Capitalism LinkedIn is easy to mock because it often feels ridiculous. Feeds are lined with posts of people claiming corporate prestige with saturated jargon that no one really understands. Layoffs become “new chapters”, and desperation is portrayed as being “open to new opportunities”.  Ordinary employment is narrated as a moral awakening, with those who can’t follow the cryptic lexicon as being simply not on their level. The language is so polished it begins to feel inhuman, as if every post is passed through a motivational filter and carefully stripped of any real insight. But the absurdity of LinkedIn is…

America was the country of tomorrow, a place people would travel to live out their dreams, to replace their tomorrows with a better one. The country spoke of frontiers, pioneers, economic strength, civil rights and an abundance of promises. The future was not always fairly distributed, nor was it ever innocent. For many Americans, the old dream encompassed exclusion and violence. And yet there was still a public perception of progress. The politicians knew how to navigate change and shine a light on the path forward. Yet today, American politics seems less certain that tomorrow exists. Americans seem to sigh…

Everyone knows nothing is ever neutral. Neutrality seems like a critical routine in modern discourse. As distrust in the media surges, publications face disdain for bias, and people are looking elsewhere to understand the modern world. Yet beneath this distrust, there is a hidden third party that sits quietly but viciously playing with the masses and their personal politics: the algorithmic systems that shape not only what people see, but what they believe, resent and learn. Its invisibility lies not in common knowledge but in its complex abilities to carry the will of the capitalist and its creators. For most,…

The conflict with Iran continues to drive oil prices upward, yet American politicians talk about national security while the working class absorbs the economic consequences. Higher fuel costs never seriously affect the wealthy or the architects of the war in Washington. Instead, the ones who suffer are delivery drivers, commuters and workers already struggling under stagnant wages and spiraling inflation. For years, both parties have framed military escalation as a necessary step in protecting America from forces abroad, while ignoring the consequences back home. But war is never just a geopolitical battle of manpower. Every day that America is fighting…

American politics has since departed into the realm of personality politics. Increasingly, political figures are required not to advocate for policies or constitutional rights, but rather perform an identity in ways that are marketable and pocket-heavy. A facade that doesn’t have to earn respect, but earns a platform to influence. The emergence of figures like Erika Kirk illustrates how the face of politics is changing and personifies this shift with particular clarity. Erika Kirk is not significant because she represents coherent, revolutionary thought. Her platform was not bestowed upon her for anything remarkable, for she is just another conservative white…

Donald Trump returned to office promising that America would avoid any more “forever wars.”  However, the United States is currently waging a full-scale war against Iran, and the American taxpayer is funding the bill. Soaring oil prices and rising inflation are just a few costly consequences of this war as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to the global oil trade. On March 12, crude oil prices briefly climbed above $100 per barrel as attacks on Gulf shipping deepened the worst oil supply disruption on record, according to the IEA. Trump campaigned as an enemy of forever wars,…

Within the Western world, socialism is considered a fallacy, a fantasy, a regime that can simply never work. The word itself carries a peculiar moral weight, spoken with caution, and is certainly not a wise choice for contention at a dinner party. If it is not promptly dismissed as soviet drivel, it remains a nuance of existential threat. This reaction is remarkable not because socialism is beyond criticism, but because it is so often denied the basic conditions of debate. The gavel of opinion is struck before its ideas have been examined. This pre-passed judgement of any leftist regime seems…