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Embracing the Fourth Turning Part 2: Crumbling Institutions
Collapse to Creation: The Fourth Turning's Reckoning and Rebirth
Oct 2 • 
Sam McCommon
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September 2025

Embracing the Fourth Turning: History's Clock Strikes Again
Chaos Foretold: Four Predictive Models Converge
Sep 21 • 
Sam McCommon
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July 2025

Why the Epstein Case Matters
Two sets of beliefs to simplify the story
Jul 16 • 
Sam McCommon
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May 2025

The New Axial Age: Birthrates and Beliefs
New beliefs rise from the ashes after population declines
May 6 • 
Sam McCommon
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February 2025

The Blind Men and the Leviathan
Exploring the Anatomy of State
Feb 18 • 
Sam McCommon
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November 2024

3 Scenarios for Ukraine Missile Madness
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
Nov 20, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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October 2024

The Truth Must Come Out: Diddy, Epstein, and JFK
Purging the Spirit of Caligula
Oct 31, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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Helene Floods Are a Reminder They Hate You
In case you'd forgotten
Oct 4, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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August 2024

Can We Step Back from the Brink?
Olympic-level problem dodging probabilities
Aug 5, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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May 2024

The Left and Right are Obsolete
Reworking mental models of political orientation
May 30, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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April 2024

The Praetorian Problem: Then and Now
When the power-adjacent seize power, governments go rogue
Apr 14, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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March 2024

Red Heifers, the Third Temple, Holy Wars, and a New Messianic Age
The world is only going to get crazier
Mar 22, 2024 • 
Sam McCommon
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