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I am sending around "Oligarchs’ Island" again, in the immodest conviction that this little satire will have more analytic and predictive power than most of what you read or watch this coming year.
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
Oligarchs' Island
A Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment
snyder.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am sending around "Oligarchs’ Island" again, in the immodest conviction that this little satire will have more analytic and predictive power than most of what you read or watch this coming year.
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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Valuable reasoning here. Worth adding: when Musk and Trump make government fail, they will then try to blame and punish chosen enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Dismantling the Systems That Keep Us Safe. All Americans Will Suffer.
Eviscerating modern state institutions almost always clears a path for a different political order, built on loyalties and connections to the ruler.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Valuable reasoning here. Worth adding: when Musk and Trump make government fail, they will then try to blame and punish chosen enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...