The Intellectualist

The United States has only had full suffrage since 1965. After a recent Supreme Court decision effectively disenfranchised millions of Black voters across the American South, the country can no longer pretend it’s a democracy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/millions-o...

Madison Cawthorn has been arrested again — this time in Florida after failing to appear in court. From carrying firearms through airport security to allegations of misconduct, his life has been defined by scandal. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/madison-ca...

The DOJ has removed a study highlighting a decades-long trend: far-right extremists have carried out the overwhelming majority of ideologically motivated killings in the United States. The removal comes days after Charlie Kirk's murder. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/doj-delete...

🚨 Trump Approval Hits Second-Term Low Gallup finds Trump’s approval down to 37% overall — and just 29% among independents — matching his all-time worst with the group. Favorability and issue ratings are falling — even after a major legislative win. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

American decline in a single photo.

Trump’s foreign policy is not strength. It is submission dressed up as dominance: hostile toward allies, deferential toward adversaries, and corrosive to American credibility. Trump is an inherently weak man, and our enemies know it.

Trump’s foreign policy is not strength. It is submission dressed up as dominance: hostile toward allies, deferential toward adversaries, and corrosive to American credibility. Trump is an inherently weak man, and our enemies know it.

The United States has only had full suffrage since 1965. After a recent Supreme Court decision effectively disenfranchised millions of Black voters across the American South, the country can no longer pretend it’s a democracy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/millions-o...

Radio, newspapers, TV, and record labels once gave Americans a shared culture. Then they chased scale, cut local trust, and made themselves easy to abandon. The internet didn’t destroy the commons. It moved into the ruins. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-hollow...

Radio, newspapers, TV, and record labels once gave Americans a shared culture. Then they chased scale, cut local trust, and made themselves easy to abandon. The internet didn’t destroy the commons. It moved into the ruins. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-hollow...

House Republicans are moving to expunge President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from the House record, reopening a constitutional fight over whether a later House can repudiate one of the most serious powers ever used against a president. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/house-repu...

House Republicans are moving to expunge President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from the House record, reopening a constitutional fight over whether a later House can repudiate one of the most serious powers ever used against a president. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/house-repu...

The Great Fragmentation began around 1999, when U.S. culture stopped arriving in the same room. The internet gave us access and voice, then pulled movies, songs, scandals, jokes, and arguments into feeds, silos, and private realities. (free) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...

The Great Fragmentation began around 1999, when U.S. culture stopped arriving in the same room. The internet gave us access and voice, then pulled movies, songs, scandals, jokes, and arguments into feeds, silos, and private realities. (free) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-...