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When the Gullible Choose: Trump, Farage, Simion, and the Global Drift Right
For the past 80 years, the United States has been a beacon of hope. Although far from perfect, it represented a form of government that liberty-loving people around the world could aspire to, in contrast to autocratic and communist regimes. Sadly, as we prepare to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the U.S., under Read more
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Expansionist Ambitions in Historical Perspective: Is Greenland Trump’s ‘Lebensraum’?
Territorial expansion has long shaped statecraft, often justified through economic or ideological reasoning. Hitler’s Lebensraum policy sought land through force, while Trump’s Greenland bid, though framed as a real estate deal, echoes historical patterns of acquisition. When diplomacy fails, what prevents ambition from escalating into coercion—or even outright aggression? Read more
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Trump vs. Washington and Lincoln: A Historical Comparison
Trump’s comparison to Washington and Lincoln is more comedy than credibility. While Washington birthed a nation and Lincoln preserved it, Trump mastered reality TV & Twitter and nothing else! Read more
The Undaunted Historian 