Keep asking questions
Welcome to the mess inside my head
Sirus Bouchat
Former professor of authoritarian politics and political methodology. Forever student and researcher.
RRPG
Closing chapters, starting new books
Q1 Reflections + Transitioning RRPG
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[RRPG] What's the price of loyalty?
Hirschman Part 3: the final installment
What am I missing?
What to do when your news and media "diet" has gaping holes, and why you should care
Finding worthy challenges
Staying focused on "the work" is also about fighting boredom and bullshit
So you're thinking about going to No Kings...
Questions to consider before political action
We have a Prairieland verdict. What now?
The Prairieland verdict is devastating. But the takeaway message may not be what you think it is.
Reading should be hard
In a world that shuns critical thinking, inquiry, and perspective-shifting, training your reading is a non-negotiable skill.
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[RRPG] Use your voice, or exit stage left?
Part 2 of Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
bites
When everything feels impossible
Notes from a nihilist sensibility
Part of being kind is being mean to fascists
You don't have to tolerate Nazis, actually.
A case for comparison
Why drawing distinctions and parallels is key for your political toolkit