Archive - Political Calculus

May 2025

Don't Make Plans for Nigel

At least just yet...

May 28 •

Labour is Learning the Wrong Lessons

Centre-left incumbents are staying in power by aggressively pushing back on populists, not by aping them

May 5 •

April 2025

The (Non)Gamification of Real Life

What if you can't actually hack your way to social status?

Apr 29 •

Donald Trump's Anti-Leviathan

What if we abandoned the social contract for the state of nature?

Apr 20 •

Apr 5 •

For my enemies, no law

Not every court case is lawfare - the mainstream needs to buck up

Apr 1 •

March 2025

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