The Political Vise
John TillmanA field guide to power, persuasion, cultural capture, and the urgent project of rebuilding America’s civic spine.
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Detroit’s $53 Billion Dream
Fifty-three billion dollars is a lot of money. That is roughly what America’s big three automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) have now written off on their electric-vehicle ambitions. Put another way, it’s approximately the annu...
Trust Is a Currency That Can’t be Counterfeited
The early-to-mid 1970s was a golden age for American movies. In that era of political upheaval and economic stagnation, Hollywood abandoned stale formulas and created some of the most enduring and acclaimed films of all time. The Godfather...
The Big Apple’s Bargain-Bin Bread Lines
The most important political arguments ask a simple question: how do we best organize society? There are only two real answers, and every aspiring leader proposes a variation on one or the other. Either we build society through coercion, or...
The Left's Rotating Loyalty Oath
The left has found itself a new litmus test. It always does. And unless you’re a seasoned political junkie (not that there’s anything wrong with being one!), you may have lost track of how many such tests the left has imposed in just the pa...
The Dissent Is the Crime
If it’s not 9-0, apparently the Republic is in peril.
That, as best I can tell, is the new standard by which the left grades the Supreme Court. Last month, in Trump v. Barbara, the Court struck down President Trump’s executive order on bir...
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Political strategist, CEO of the Hall of Giants, and author of The Political Vise (March 2026). I write about the forces that influence political power and shape American life.
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