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  • The Fascism of Peace in Gundam SEED: Blue Cosmos, Durandal, and Genetic Destiny

    Across Gundam SEED, SEED Destiny, and SEED Freedom, fascism mutates from Blue Cosmos’s purity politics to Patrick Zala’s wounded nationalism, Durandal’s technocratic Destiny Plan, and Foundation’s aristocratic authoritarianism.

  • Understanding the Military-Industrial Complex Through Gundam SEED

    Eisenhower’s Warning In 1961, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a warning that continues to resonate in modern political discourse: Society must guard against the “unwarranted influence” of the military-industrial complex. This was not an abstract philosophical concern. Eisenhower was describing a structural relationship in which war, capitalism, industry, and politics become mutually reinforcing systems…

  • Social Darwinism: Power Dynamics in Code Geass

    Social Darwinism: Power Dynamics in Code Geass

    Code Geass and Gundam SEED explore political systems built on hierarchy, control, and engineered peace. This essay examines Lelouch’s Zero Requiem, the Destiny Plan, and social Darwinism in anime, questioning whether freedom or stability defines true justice. A personal reflection on how political fiction reshapes real-world thinking.

  • On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century

    When I started reading On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century – I was unsure what to expect. This novel was written during the first Donald Trump presidency and has been on “best seller” lists since its release. It focuses on tyranny as a concept in the United States political climate. The author, Timothy Snyder, explains…