The Trump Doctrine
A doctrine that weakens allies, politicizes markets, erodes institutions, legitimizes coercion of weaker states, and defines national renewal through cultural purification does not strengthen America.
How the West Failed Ukraine and What We Can Do
The war in Ukraine is frequently described in Western discourse as a humanitarian crisis and as a defence of the international legal principle that borders should not be altered by force. These descriptions are accurate, but incomplete. They identify important moral and legal dimensions of the conflict while leaving underdeveloped
A Toy Cohomological Model for Elite Interlinkages
1. Purpose of the Model This note presents a toy model for analyzing elite interlinkages using filtered simplicial complexes, ordinary cohomology, and sheaves. The purpose is not to prove wrongdoing, collusion, corruption, or intent. The purpose is to show how a richer mathematical object can represent structures that a plain
Normalized Vol-of-Vol Findings: Trump, Biden, Obama, and Market Instability
Core Observation Using absolute normalized volatility-of-volatility, defined here as: gamma = Abs(normalized vol-of-vol) the data show a clear post-2006 increase in market instability, with both Trump periods showing higher gamma than the Biden period and the current Trump period showing the highest value in the comparison. Gamma by Period Period
Proposal for Understanding Political Networks
Toward a Cohomological Framework for Russian Elite Interlinkages From Multiplex Networks to Persistent Sheaf Cohomology March 2026 Abstract This paper develops a rigorous algebraic-topological framework for studying interlinkages across the Russian military, civilian, political, economic, industrial, and criminal classes. The central claim is methodological rather than sensational: if an analyst
Multilateral Comparative Advantage, Tariffs as Wedges, and the Heckscher–Ohlin Extension
This article presents a formal account of multilateral comparative advantage, treating global production as an assignment problem determined by relative unit costs and equilibrium prices. Tariffs are modeled as ad valorem wedges that distort effective prices, misallocate production, and generate welfare losses even when trade balances are unchanged. Extending the
The Inconsequential Consequential President
Trump is not Hitler. He is something else: consequential in the damage he causes, but inconsequential in the long arc of history. The consequential damage is real. Trump has actively undermined the postwar global order—attacking NATO, imposing economically incoherent tariffs, engaging in reckless foreign policy theatrics, and showing indulgence
The 2026–2028 Flashpoint: China, Taiwan, and the Window of Danger
Introduction Taiwan is a classic game-theory problem where outcomes are driven by capability, timing, and belief. States do not need certainty to act. They need to believe the balance of risk has shifted enough to justify escalation. There are two stable equilibria. The first is deterrence: China coerces Taiwan—politically,
Why Acquiring Greenland Would Be a Strategic Disaster
Greenland matters because the Arctic now matters. It sits on critical sea lanes, missile trajectories, and undersea infrastructure. The United States already has legal authority there under the 1951 U.S.–Denmark Defense of Greenland Agreement, which explicitly allows the U.S. to station forces and expand defense areas in
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