Fear Not 2.0 — Placing Yourself on the Better Side of History

Do you remember Stephen Miller’s “might makes right” declaration? It was part of a January 2026 interview on CNN – two days after the U.S. military operation that seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores.   His assertion could stand in for a central or organizing principle in the second Trump administration – the doctrine this government […]

Empire, Stability, and the Smokescreen of Morality

Let us be honest—brutally honest, the way history demands and empire resents. What is unfolding in Venezuela, and across the wider Caribbean basin, has little to do with democracy, human rights, or some sudden moral awakening in Washington. It has everything to do with power—raw, unapologetic, strategic power—and the anxiety that sets in when that power feels challenged. The United […]