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The Supreme Court Just Revealed How Congress Escapes Accountability
The Supreme Court had to decide what IEEPA means because Congress won't say. This is exactly how the Progressive Vise works.
Feb 24 • John Tillman
Once You See the Political Vise, You Can't Unsee It
How the left captured the machinery that governs American life—and what it will take to reclaim it
Feb 18 • John Tillman
Who Sets the Defaults?
Silicon Valley’s political shift isn’t about ideology; it’s a recognition that power resides in the "defaults"—the upstream rules and norms that…
Feb 10 • John Tillman
Why Conservatives Still Seem to Lose—Even When They Win
Political power without institutional control is theater. Conservatives have spent decades fighting over the steering wheel while someone else…
Feb 3 • John Tillman

January 2026

Fraud Is the Business Model
When government welfare is a blank check, criminals write the rules.
Jan 29 • John Tillman
What Really Drives Political Violence in America
How institutions normalize rage and then deny responsibility.
Jan 22 • John Tillman
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