Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable win in New York City has rewritten the political playbook, but the real test is only just beginning. His transition from state assemblyman to mayor is not an ending but a beginning, where ideals collide with the reality of power and where slogans must evolve into policy.

By James O’Shea

Americans extol the First Amendment in terms usually reserved for the Ten Commandments. It is a revered article of governance, making the nation a global beacon for freedom of expression. Yet many Americans struggle to specify the freedoms the amendment grants. Now, seasoned political strategists appear ready to exploit this gap between reverence and familiarity.

By James O’Shea

The United States is undergoing a metamorphosis. A generational change is taking place behind the scenes in American society. The shift is percolating through the culture, ideals, values, as well as the economy. It is gradually beginning to set the deeper political tone that will determine America’s future as a nation.

By James O’Shea

American democracy is undergoing one of its most disruptive experiments in the modern era. In just eight months back in office, Donald Trump has unleashed a torrent of executive orders that stretch the boundaries of presidential power, reshaping the balance between the executive and Congress while reverberating across global alliances anchoring the world order.

By James O’Shea

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive to politicize Federal Reserve policy goes beyond domestic economic concerns. It threatens to erode American credibility on global financial markets and enables rivals to capitalize on fissures in the pillars of a dollar-based international order that anchors the world economy.

By James O’Shea

America’s mounting debt transcends its pressing domestic economic challenges; it now represents a defining test of the nation’s global power. As its debt burden reaches historic highs, the US risks compromising its financial stability at home and its capability to project power abroad.

By James O’Shea

The United States’ unrivaled dominance over the global information sphere after decades is beginning to fizzle out. This phenomenon is unfolding as the global information sphere is set to expand exponentially aided by the rise of artificial intelligence and the evolution of information warfare, and more importantly, as emerging powers are eager to capitalize on …

By James O’Shea

The American political landscape today bears a striking resemblance to the turbulence of Richard Nixon’s second term: internal fractures within the Grand Old Party, emerging political scandals, economic anxiety, and the looming threat of losing control of Congress. This parallel places President Donald Trump squarely in the eye of a perfect storm—one that could jeopardize …

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