Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

“The aide said that guys like me were “in what we call the reality-based community,” which he defined as people who “believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality.” I nodded and murmured something about enlightenment principles and empiricism. He cut me off. “That’s not the way the world really works anymore,” he continued. “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality – judiciously, as you will – we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will...

The United States, under Donald Trump since January 20, 2025, has deliberately recast itself as a chief agent of global disorder. His administration no longer merely undermines democratic values, it positions America alongside the world’s most oppressive regimes. The sad transformation is undeniable, the nation once seen as a guardian of liberty has joined a new axis of evil dedicated to eroding international stability and stamping out human rights. No amount of protest can reverse these facts. Under Trump, the United States has discarded its democratic foundations and embraced a policy of calculated chaos. THE BETRAYAL OF DEMOCRATIC ALLIES...

In 1962, Philip K. Dick published a short but deeply disturbing novel that has managed to remain influential through the decades, “The Man in the High Castle.” Despite its relatively modest page count, the work opened the door to a vast realm of speculative fiction, prompting new ways to think about history, power, and the human condition. On the surface, Dick’s vision blends fantasy with science fiction and history. It is an account of an alternate 1960s America under Axis rule, where Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan triumphed in World War II. Beneath its deceptively simple premise, however, lies...