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Robert Reich22.07.2026

Is it possible to be loyal to Trump and preserve one’s integrity? There’s been a lot of discussion this past week about the meaning of integrity. You didn’t hear the word used directly; it was alluded to indirectly — in wondering whether Lindsey Graham was an immoral opportunist or clever pragmatist; in suspecting Todd Blanche […]

Yuri Chekalin22.07.2026

How do revolutionary governments transform the collapse of an existing political order into a new and durable form of political legitimacy? The Historical Question This question directs attention away from revolutionary ideology alone and toward the broader historical processes through which new governments establish authority. Why do revolutions almost invariably generate new political symbols, ceremonies, […]

Yuri Chekalin21.07.2026

There is a peculiar trick that history likes to play on us. It records the names of emperors, generals, conquerors, and men who spent their lives proving that they were important. It carefully preserves the dates of battles, treaties, and political intrigues. But every once in a while, history makes a mistake — a fortunate […]

Yuri Chekalin20.07.2026

Great powers devote enormous attention to military strength, economic leverage, and geopolitical competition. Yet history suggests that trust between nations is rarely built through official communiqués. More often, it begins with something remarkably ordinary: a concert, a university exchange, a sporting event—or even a game of Go. “The Bureaucrat’s Song” “To move a sheet of […]

Vitaly Golovkov20.07.2026

How the phenomenon of sapiosexuality is redefining our understanding of attraction — and why the collision of two powerful minds can create the most intense psychological chemistry? The architecture of the mind and the physics of mental resonance. The Great Dopamine Fatigue We live in an age of unprecedented visual abundance. Modern dating algorithms have […]

Vitaly Golovkov19.07.2026

Why AI hallucinations are the first form of non-human logic. “Nikola Tesla said that if he were alive today, he would reprogram ChatGPT.” (An actual example of an AI hallucination.) The Digital Philosophy of AI and the Hidden Meaning of Hallucinations The rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence has brought the global technology market face […]

Yuri Chekalin18.07.2026

The temperature was pushing 40°C. The humidity felt like a steam bath. Still, a man has to eat. So I bought some fruit and wandered through a park in central Tokyo, happily snacking on grapes. Then I noticed a portrait of the Russian imperial family. A group of Russian expatriates was putting on some sort […]

Kamil Askerkhanov18.07.2026

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stated that the main parameters of an agreement with Russia have already been finalized. The project envisages the supply of up to 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually through Azerbaijani territory. In my view, these statements deserve far more attention than they have received. Taken separately, they appear […]

Alexey Savvateev17.07.2026

At one point, Lenin wrote that the state could not be run “right away” by cooks or unskilled laborers — they had to be taught how to do it. At the same time, he argued against the idea that governing the state could be the exclusive preserve of a narrow circle of the chosen few. […]

Yuri Chekalin17.07.2026

Why do certain political leaders acquire an authority that exceeds the formal powers of the offices they occupy? This question lies at the heart of Max Weber’s concept of charisma and remains central to the historical study of political leadership. Charisma Although charisma is frequently understood as an extraordinary personal quality, Weber’s analysis is considerably […]

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Integrity

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.7)

Beneath the Shadow of the Fleeting: A Woman’s Voice from the Heian Court

Public Diplomacy Cannot Wait for Better Times

The Phenomenology of Sapiosexuality

The Right to a Digital Mirage

How Japan Marked the Anniversary

Eurasian Energy Corridor

The USE Has Played Out Its Role

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.5)

Integrity

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.7)

Beneath the Shadow of the Fleeting: A Woman’s Voice from the Heian Court

Public Diplomacy Cannot Wait for Better Times