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Light Against Empire

Dino Alonso

Essays and dispatches on conscience, democracy, and the work of staying human.

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Nobody Said a Word

"The majority does not need to threaten. It leaves the body alone and goes straight for the soul." — Alexis de Tocqueville

There’s a meeting most people have sat through at least once. The problem in the room is obvious. The senior person...

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The Brakes Were Cut Long Before Anyone Checked the Engine

"The late, great Hannibal Lecter. He's a wonderful man."

There is a particular comfort in the dementia explanation. I understand why the opposition landed there and why it stuck. It arrives pre-loaded with a kind of moral softening we exte...

2 months ago
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Nobody's Walking Out. They're Changing the Locks.

Note: This essay piggybacks on Chris Armitage’s essay. Please read below":

The Existentialist Republic

Qatar Officially Leaves Iran War, Boots US From Biggest Middle East Base in Historic Contraction of American Global Military Power

Ten...

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Democratic Perimeter Update - March 23 - 27

Opening Orientation

There’s a particular quality to a Friday when the republic is fighting a war it didn’t fully explain, watching a government shutdown drag into its forty-first day, and waiting to find out whether Denmark’s government...

2 months ago
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A Note to My Readers

I’ve been on Substack for about a year now, and I want to tell you something honestly: I’ve been watching how this place works, watching how I work inside it, and I’ve decided to make a change that feels overdue.

I’m no longer accepting ne...

2 months ago
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