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Alex Buday
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I write stories inspired by history and personal journeys, blending resilience, identity, and human connection to bring untold narratives to life.
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Salt spills. The elevator hesitates. The system doesn’t respond.

Friday the 13th — Not Superstition, Just Statistics — when coincidence starts to feel structured.

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February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
February 15 – The Price of a Question
399 BC. A philosopher on trial, not for violence, but for thinking too persistently. When stability feels fragile, questions can sound like threats.
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions February 15 – The Price of a Question When Democracy Grows Nervous “The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates In 399 BC, Athens sentenced a seventy-y...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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The gentleman didn’t vanish — he was rebranded.

From inner order to outer optics. The Poirot-style gentleman may be an endangered species.

Perhaps elegance was never about taste, but discipline.
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This list—charming as it is—most likely did not emerge directly from Hercule Poirot’s private notebook. A few points are particularly suspicious. “Work from home whenever possible” sounds less like a ...
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February 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
Valentine’s Day
February 14 – The Business Plan of Love
Pink bun. Prime-time roses. Twenty women competing for one carefully lit smile.
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions February 14 – The Business Plan of Love There is a small story from today. Last night I stopped by a fast-food restaurant. Not out of romance. Out of hunger. Pink ...
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February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions

On February 13, 1917, in Paris, Mata Hari was arrested on charges of espionage.

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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions 1917 – The Fatal Woman and the Rational State The Arrest of Mata Hari in Paris On February 13, 1917, in Paris, Mata Hari was arrested on charges of espionage. Leg...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Free speech survived.
Reach did not.
Areopagitica 2.0 — on censorship without banning, silence without fire.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
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February 12 – The Place of Man in the World On February 12, 1809, two men were born on different continents who, in very different arenas, answered the same fundamental question: where do we stand in...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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We call it “secure.”
We rarely ask what that means.
Modern economics doesn’t remove risk — it manages it.

The Illusion of Security
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February 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
Today is the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison.
February 11, 1847. Milan, Ohio.
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions Today is the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison. February 11, 1847. Milan, Ohio. The Businessman of Light On February 11, a man was born who did not merely invent the...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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New Illusions Not Included episode out today.

A “peace” that sounds humane — until it blames the victim.
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Weekly Chronicle – Global Perspective The Peace That Is Always the Victim’s Fault | Alex Buday
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February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Peace sounds humane.
Until it blames the victim for not surrendering.
That’s not pragmatism.
That’s convenience.
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Weekly Chronicle – Global Perspective
The Peace That Is Always the Victim’s Fault
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February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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On Boris Pasternak’s anniversary: The Price of Inner Freedom.
An essay for those who refuse to surrender their inner world.
Available on my Patreon for all members.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions
Today is the birthday of Boris Pasternak.
February 10, 1890. Moscow.
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📜 On This Day — Without Illusions Today is the birthday of Boris Pasternak. February 10, 1890. Moscow. On paper, it’s just a literary anniversary. In reality, it’s one of those dates that quietly re...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Quote Without Illusions – Daily Reflection
Not an explanation. Not advice.
Just a thought from behind the noise.
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Quote Without Illusions – Daily Reflection
“Indifference is not an opinion.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Two birthdays. One method.

McCarthy. The BBC.
Different eras. Same logic.
🎧 Audio satire now on Spotify & RSS.
Context included. Illusions removed.
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🎭 Witches, Microphones and an Uncomfortable Truth | Alex Buday
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February 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Who the hell is Alex Buday?
Even his own characters aren’t sure.
Coffee, sarcasm, a confused internet — and a dog who knows more than he lets on. ☕📖🐶
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☕ Morning Coffee Chronicles: Who the Hell Is Alexander Buday? ☕ | Alex Buday
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February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Today marks the anniversary of Thomas More’s birth.
Utopia was never a plan — it was a mirror.
Utopia 2.0 was written in that spirit:
about ideas that don’t collapse, only become inconvenient.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Some scandals explode.
Others settle in—and work quietly.
The Silence of Suspicion is about power, reputation, and the comfort of unanswered questions.

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February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Markets don’t think.
They explain themselves afterward. An essay about decisions, narratives, and the comfort of hindsight.
👉 Behind the paywall.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Don Quixote no longer fights windmills.
He waits to be heard.
Don Quixote 2.0 — a quiet satire about principles in an impatient world.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Not a loud scandal.
A familiar silence.
Incomplete files. Unspoken names.This Weekly Chronicle episode is part of the Illusions Not Included podcast —
free today on Spotify and via RSS.
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Weekly Chronicle - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Alex Buday
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February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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☕ Quote Without Illusions – Daily Reflection

The world hasn’t become simpler.
Only louder.
A brief thought for those who still like to think.
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☕ Quote Without Illusions – Daily Reflection
“The question is not who should rule, but how we can get rid of those who rule badly.”
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February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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War. Markets. Threats. Fatigue.
And then, quietly, another fragment of the Epstein files.
Not a revelation — a mirror.This week’s Weekly Chronicle looks at power where nothing ever fully comes to light.
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Weekly Chronicle - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Last week, the familiar apocalypse continued.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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Thinking shouldn’t be a rebellious act.Essays on illusion, loyalty, and the quiet art of disobedience.
No slogans. No comfort. No noise. 👉 illusionsnotincluded.substack.com

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January 30, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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🎧 Hypnosis Without Pendulums
No pendulums. Just repetition and comfort.
A satirical audio essay on guided attention.
Now on Spotify & RSS.
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🎭 THE AGE OF COLLECTIVE TRANCE | Alex Buday
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January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM