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1 March 2026 Part IV: The Neurobiological Reality In the previous instalments of this series (see here, here, here, and here), I systematically studied Quassim Cassam’s Extremism to expose its epistemological failures and its profound ontological poverty. Having mapped the finite theatre of the extremist’s reality, I must
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28 February 2026 Introduction to Part II In the previous instalment of this four-part series—the unified Deutsch-Popper “Master-Scalpel”—I scrutinised the epistemological foundations of Quassim Cassam’s Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis. I discussed how Cassam’s descriptive taxonomy falls into the inductivist trap, mistakenly categorising extremism
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28 February 2026 Against Suicidal Empathy We find ourselves at a moment of profound civilizational hazard, where the hard-won architecture of liberal democracy is being quietly dismantled not by the force of arms, but by a totalitarian software of the mind. The moral and intellectual imperative to publish this
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27 February 2026 Diagram Detailing the Relationships of the Muslim Brothers in Europe The Intelligence Baseline This 2026 strategic update is directly inspired by, and grounded in, the findings of the comprehensive intelligence report published by the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, The Muslim Brotherhood Across Europe.
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27 February 2026 Prologue: The Forging of the Master-Scalpel When I initially announced this series on 24 February, my intention was to deploy four distinct analytical scalpels to dissect Quassim Cassam’s Extremism. My original structural plan separated the epistemological critique of his methodology (Scalpel 1) from the political
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26 February 2026 Iran’s future venom? The Crown, the Clerics, and the Crossfire There is a particularly cruel and predictable irony in watching a theocratic dictatorship enter its long-overdue death throes, only to see the self-appointed champions of “liberation” immediately begin sharpening their knives for the Kurds.
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26 February 2026 On 24 February, I announced an upcoming four-part series designed to rigorously audit Quassim Cassam’s widely read book, Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis. Because extremism represents an existential threat to the Open Society, we simply cannot afford to rely on flawed diagnostics or taxonomic illusions. Therefore,
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25 February 2026 Eviction Notice I have been watching Trump’s second term the way one watches a demolition crew: partly out of professional curiosity, partly out of civic dread, and partly because—unlike the priesthood of “norms” and “guardrails”—he actually brings his own machinery. On January 20, 2025,
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24 February 2026 The Institutional Blind Spot: Diagnosing Emptology To understand the profound analytical failure of contemporary think-tank discourse, one must first identify the discipline of Emptology. This is the practice of generating a performative feeling of insight—a “shamanic ritual” of metaphors—entirely divorced from causal explanation or
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24 February 2026 The Fighter Pilot’s Edge In the unforgiving theatre of modern aviation, success relies not merely on reflexive action, but on a disciplined cognitive framework. Elite fighter pilots rely on a system defined by Hasard Lee as the ACE Helix—Assess, Choose, Execute. Of these pillars, the
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22 February 2026 The Conceptual Framework – Two Competing Systems The current political turbulence in Washington is best understood not through the lens of atavistic factionalism, but as a profound clash of foundational philosophies regarding national sovereignty. Economics, in this elevated context, transcends mere statistics; it serves as the primary theatre
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21 February 2026 BBC Headline: “What is Donald Trump’s Board of Peace and why is it controversial?” When “Impartiality” Becomes a Pose I have been an avid listener of BBC shortwave radio since I was a young boy. While in Kurdistan, it helped me to learn and improve my