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Essays, analysis, and insights on sustaining liberal democracy

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Strong People, Free Societies

Jan 29, 2026

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8 min read

Strong People, Free Societies

The inner game of citizenship

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Self

Dirt on the Visor

Jan 26, 2026

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6 min read

Dirt on the Visor

Just the body doing what it knows how to do, when the mind finally stops interfering.

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

The Seduction of Control

Jan 22, 2026

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12 min read

The Seduction of Control

Why efficiency without freedom is a trap

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Zeitgeist

Known for Being Known

Jan 15, 2026

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10 min read

Known for Being Known

When image replaced reality

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

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Entertaining Ourselves to Serfdom

Jan 8, 2026

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11 min read

Entertaining Ourselves to Serfdom

The gentle tyranny that doesn't oppress but infantilizes

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

The Long Game of Systems

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

The Long Game of Systems

Visible results, invisible costs

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Zeitgeist

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What We Don't Know We Believe

Dec 30, 2025

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9 min read

What We Don't Know We Believe

The satisfying lie

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

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The Shadow of the Republic

Dec 24, 2025

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9 min read

The Shadow of the Republic

Why the other side looks so monstrous

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

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Complicated times, then and now

Dec 18, 2025

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11 min read

Complicated times, then and now

History is seasonal, and winter is coming.

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

The Emissary Problem

Dec 12, 2025

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10 min read

The Emissary Problem

Has the context window of society gotten too large?

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

The Founding Fragility

Dec 11, 2025

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11 min read

The Founding Fragility

What does the Republic ask of you?

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

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The Burden of Freedom

Dec 11, 2025

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13 min read

The Burden of Freedom

Why we flee from the thing we say we want.

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke

Civics

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When Feeling Became Truth

Dec 10, 2025

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8 min read

When Feeling Became Truth

Pathfinding in a changing of the guards.

Daniel Hatke
Daniel Hatke


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