The Dangers of ‘Trump Devotion Syndrome’

The Dangers of ‘Trump Devotion Syndrome’

by | Aug 18, 2025 | , ,

During a debate with political commentator Ryan Girdusky back in May, journalist Michael Tracey described a phenomenon he calls “Trump devotion syndrome.” (As far as I can tell, that term was originally coined by the Christian ethicist Andrew T. Walker, who referenced it in a 2024 piece. It was also used by Bill Maher this past March.) According to Tracey, those afflicted with the lesser-known TDS “dismiss any critical observation about [Donald] Trump, no matter how substantive, as frivolous or petty—like it’s just about his manner of speech or style.” In essence, individuals suffering from...

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George Orwell’s Case Against the Atomic Bomb

George Orwell’s Case Against the Atomic Bomb

by | Aug 6, 2025 | ,

In October 1945, George Orwell wrote an article titled “You and the Atom Bomb” for the socialist publication Tribune. Orwell’s piece makes a compelling argument against the atomic bomb, noting the myriad ways in which it maximizes state power and enables a handful of empires: "From various symptoms one can infer that the Russians do not yet possess the secret of making the atomic bomb; on the other hand, the consensus of opinion seems to be that they will possess it within a few years. So we have before us the prospect of two or three monstrous super-states, each possessed of a weapon by...

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Robert Taft Foresaw the Dangers of NATO

Robert Taft Foresaw the Dangers of NATO

by | Jul 29, 2025 | , ,

On July 26, 1949, Ohio Senator Robert Taft delivered a speech in which he explicated his reasons for voting against ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. His remarks included the following: "If we undertake to arm all the nations around Russia from Norway on the north to Turkey on the south, and Russia sees itself ringed about gradually by so-called defensive arms from Norway and Denmark to Turkey and Greece, it may form a different opinion. It may decide that the arming of Western Europe, regardless of its present purpose, looks to an attack upon Russia. Its view may be unreasonable,...

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