James
@withoutillusion.bsky.social
Political analyst | Campaigns, elections & public policy
First-class IR & Politics | MSc Public Policy
Former Campaign Assistant (May 2024 locals)
https://withoutillusion.substack.com/
First-class IR & Politics | MSc Public Policy
Former Campaign Assistant (May 2024 locals)
https://withoutillusion.substack.com/
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What is Without Illusion?
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
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I gave this lecture 3 years ago:
Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine with Mike McFaul
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbzf...
Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine with Mike McFaul
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbzf...
Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine with Mike McFaul
YouTube video by Stanford Alumni
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December 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I gave this lecture 3 years ago:
Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine with Mike McFaul
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbzf...
Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine with Mike McFaul
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbzf...
Working on a post surrounding how to understand the presidency as a layman. This is far from a academic effort, but provides for a interest-based understanding of the presidency - why it’s interesting, how us presidential nerds understand it, and why it provides such unique insights to humanity.
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Working on a post surrounding how to understand the presidency as a layman. This is far from a academic effort, but provides for a interest-based understanding of the presidency - why it’s interesting, how us presidential nerds understand it, and why it provides such unique insights to humanity.
New blog post on my personal light optimism around a Newsom campaign!
open.substack.com/pub/withouti...
open.substack.com/pub/withouti...
Let Newsom Cook
Considering the disaster that the 2024 election was, Newsom's early rise is certainly nothing to complain about
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December 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
New blog post on my personal light optimism around a Newsom campaign!
open.substack.com/pub/withouti...
open.substack.com/pub/withouti...
John Bolton is right - if Donald Trump cannot commit to NATO Arcticle 5, why on Earth would Ukraine buy a Arcticle 5-like guarantee from the very nation that refuses to engage with the logic of collective security?
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
John Bolton is right - if Donald Trump cannot commit to NATO Arcticle 5, why on Earth would Ukraine buy a Arcticle 5-like guarantee from the very nation that refuses to engage with the logic of collective security?
In the coming days, I hope to publish two arcticles I'm very excited about:
Firstly, a article on the democratic party's relation to Gavin Newsom now that he has emerged as a 2028 'front runner'.
I hope to explore his post-2024 attitudes, his worldview and his positioning.
Firstly, a article on the democratic party's relation to Gavin Newsom now that he has emerged as a 2028 'front runner'.
I hope to explore his post-2024 attitudes, his worldview and his positioning.
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In the coming days, I hope to publish two arcticles I'm very excited about:
Firstly, a article on the democratic party's relation to Gavin Newsom now that he has emerged as a 2028 'front runner'.
I hope to explore his post-2024 attitudes, his worldview and his positioning.
Firstly, a article on the democratic party's relation to Gavin Newsom now that he has emerged as a 2028 'front runner'.
I hope to explore his post-2024 attitudes, his worldview and his positioning.
What is Without Illusion?
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
What is Without Illusion?
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.
Here is my very first blog post: A very delayed post-mortem of the 2024 Presidential Elections. I wrote this up last year in between my dissertation writing, and I am very interested in what other people thing of my undoubtedly dated assessment!
withoutillusion.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
withoutillusion.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
Thoughts on 2024 Presidential Election
A Very Delayed Election Post-mortem
withoutillusion.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Here is my very first blog post: A very delayed post-mortem of the 2024 Presidential Elections. I wrote this up last year in between my dissertation writing, and I am very interested in what other people thing of my undoubtedly dated assessment!
withoutillusion.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
withoutillusion.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I hope to post way more over the coming weeks.
I am a 21 year old masters student with cerebral palsy and a passion for politics as a science and a historical study. I have started a blog, where I hope to express my perspectives.
Thank you!
I am a 21 year old masters student with cerebral palsy and a passion for politics as a science and a historical study. I have started a blog, where I hope to express my perspectives.
Thank you!
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I hope to post way more over the coming weeks.
I am a 21 year old masters student with cerebral palsy and a passion for politics as a science and a historical study. I have started a blog, where I hope to express my perspectives.
Thank you!
I am a 21 year old masters student with cerebral palsy and a passion for politics as a science and a historical study. I have started a blog, where I hope to express my perspectives.
Thank you!