Intersubjectively Transmissible

Is the U.S. about to invade Venezuela?

It'd be like the Bay of Pigs meets Iraq War 2.0. What could possibly go wrong?

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

I'm Bitcurious

Time to come out of the geopolitical closet on a controversial topic

Oct 9 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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September 2025

The Power of Nepal's Youth / South Asia Spring?

Aka, why you should give a frack about Nepal's revolution (or was it?)

Sep 22 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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Post-NATO: Deterrence by Punishment

Vladimir Putin may be fomenting a political revolution in Warsaw to his own detriment.

Sep 15 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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55:47

The Widening Gyre?

Political violence in the U.S., geopolitical violence everywhere else

Sep 12 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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1:17:38

Soft Dictatorship, Big Tariffs

The Latin Americanization of U.S. Politics

Sep 9 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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1:15:46

August 2025

"You're fired!"

We might need to start treating U.S. economic data like Chinese economic data.

Aug 2 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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July 2025

"The biggest deal ever made"

Who wins the U.S.-EU trade deal?

Jul 28 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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Gettysburg and geopolitics

Do individuals matter more than geopolitics?

Jul 3 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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June 2025

Peace in our week.

Reflections on a tumultuous 12 days

Jun 24 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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Forget the missiles — this is what might actually end Iran as we know it

You say Khamenei, I say Khomeini

Jun 23 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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"The party is on"

What does the U.S. strike against Iran mean?

Jun 22 • 

Jacob Shapiro

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