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Information Diversity and Possibility Space

Why Twitter, Substack, Telegram, and Foreign Media are so essential to news analysis.

Feb 1, 2024

Feb 1, 2024

How the “Deep State*” Solves a Fundamental Flaw in the US Constitution

There is a fundamental flaw in the US constitution: To be effective in world affairs, a nation must have the capacity to affect long-term…

Feb 19, 2023

How the “Deep State*” Solves a Fundamental Flaw in the US Constitution

Feb 19, 2023

The Two Parties as Prison Gangs

The US has a serious problem with its democracy. These 2 charts sum up the problem…

Jul 2, 2022

The Two Parties as Prison Gangs

Jul 2, 2022

Let’s Heal Ourselves as a Society to End Gun Violence

Doing the same thing over and over again, with the same failed results, is an act of mass insanity. We’ve all grown tired and frustrated at…

Jun 1, 2022

Let’s Heal Ourselves as a Society to End Gun Violence

Jun 1, 2022

Why did Putin invade Ukraine now? A hypothesis…

The key points I have been missing all along…until now.

Mar 21, 2022

Why did Putin invade Ukraine now? A hypothesis…

Mar 21, 2022

Will Cold War Re-Vitalize the USA?

Some years ago I wondered if a new Cold War, between the US and some other superpower, would have similar effects on US domestic policy and…

Feb 9, 2022

Feb 9, 2022

Was Omicron Genetically Engineered?

I don’t know the answer, nor am I advocating for a conspiracy. The question is simply meant to stimulate thoughtful discussion on an…

Jan 3, 2022

Was Omicron Genetically Engineered?

Jan 3, 2022

The “wildfire” narrative distracts us from the problem

There is nothing “wild” about the fires that are raging through rural and increasingly urban centers in the western United States and…

Sep 4, 2021

The “wildfire” narrative distracts us from the problem

Sep 4, 2021

How we collaborate in our own enslavement (and how to stop)

Imagine being a prisoner, and over time your incarcerator begins to refer to you as a “guest.” And they treat you nicely, like they would a…

May 18, 2021

How we collaborate in our own enslavement (and how to stop)

May 18, 2021

Liz Cheney, like her father, is a servant of the military-industrial complex, and willing to lie…

What does it say about the state of affairs in the USA that she is instead being discussed as some kind of "beacon of truth" who is being…

May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Neither Republicans nor Democrats have fully accepted the outcome of an election in this millennium.

May 6, 2021

May 6, 2021

Do you not see the irony in what you are writing?

Drumming up fear and hatred, using it to manipulate people through skewed narratives, neglecting core issues, and so on, is exactly what…

Mar 23, 2021

Mar 23, 2021

The GOP’s Stunning “Scorched Earth” Strategy in 2020

They don’t plan to win in 2020. Instead, they’ve already begun to hamstring the next presidency.

Aug 5, 2020

The GOP’s Stunning “Scorched Earth” Strategy in 2020

Aug 5, 2020

The 5 Levels of Russiagate and Deep State

Since the 2016 election much of the US has rallied around 2 different narratives, which I term “Russiagate” and “the Deep State.” Both…

Jul 9, 2020

The 5 Levels of Russiagate and Deep State

Jul 9, 2020

What is the “Idea” of America?

Last night my wife and I watched Frontline’s “The Great Divide” … four hours (parts 1 and 2) summarizing the past dozen years of US…

Jun 26, 2020

What is the “Idea” of America?

Jun 26, 2020

Black Lives Matter vs. White Fear

Black Lives Matter Means: Black Lives Matter

Jun 14, 2020

Jun 14, 2020

The US uses police to make up for its failures as a society

Having lived and worked in several countries, I’ve had a chance to see firsthand how the role of police in the US is very different than…

Jun 7, 2020

The US uses police to make up for its failures as a society

Jun 7, 2020

Is the US on the verge of collapse?

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Jun 4, 2020

Is the US on the verge of collapse?

Jun 4, 2020

John Hernlund

John Hernlund

Expat American father, husband, scientist, professor, philosopher, and artist. Non-partisan gadfly speaking truth to power.

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