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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Why Is a Reality TV Star the Most Qualified Mayoral Candidate in Los Angeles?
Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles. I hope he wins.
I am pulling for Spencer even though he has zero political experience, zero governing experience, and zero relevant credentials beyond justifiable indignation. I hope he wi...
Privilege Populism
Weeks ago, the new mayor of New York City picked a fight with the founder of Citadel, and lost it in public.
Zohran Mamdani, four months into running the largest city in the country, posted a video attacking Ken Griffin personally. The pre...
The End of the Political Plantation
When it comes to the American left, I sometimes play something I call the “opposite game.” The rules are straightforward. Whatever a far-left politician or pundit declares bad is almost good, and vice-versa. There are times that game proves...
The SPLC Was the Hate Group
Hate is a good business model.
On April 21st, the Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on eleven counts of wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment alleges t...
The Vatican's 72-Hour Timeline
Two weeks ago, Pope Leo XIV met privately with David Axelrod at the Vatican.
If that name doesn’t sound familiar, let me remind you. David Axelrod was Barack Obama’s campaign architect. He is a man who is not Catholic, who has never met a...
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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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