When Trump returned to power and took the stage at Davos, it wasn’t just another headline—it was the mask slipping. In a whirlwind of absurdity, nationalism, and billionaire cosplay, the American dream revealed itself for what it’s become: a polished illusion sold off to the highest bidder. This isn’t politics. It’s the televised collapse of morality, democracy, and humanity—and we’re expected to clap along.
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Ancient Greece was home to a wide variety of philosophical explanations for how the world came into existence. While there was no unified explanation, several…
The 500s BCE was a transformative era in ancient Greece, marking the dawn of profound cultural and intellectual developments that have shaped the course of…
