Tag: POTUS
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WW3: Why Trump’s 50% military increase may prevent escalation
Donald Trump wants to increase U.S. military spending by roughly 50 percent. This proposal immediately provokes outrage across media, academia, and political commentary. Critics frame it as militarism, authoritarianism, or even a step toward dictatorship. These concerns sound reasonable at first glance. However, they focus on symbolism and personality rather than on geopolitical structure. Power…
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The world is safe: We have a stable leader
We can be proud we have a stable, mature, self-less leader of the world. The praise sounds reassuring. It sounds calming. It sounds like adult supervision has finally arrived. In an age of overlapping wars, collapsing norms, and nuclear escalation, many people want to believe that someone sane sits at the top. Someone restrained, someone…
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A Richard Dawkins bust in the White House? Get used to it
It may sound absurd today — a bust of outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins being in the White House. But as American society grows increasingly secular, and as public trust in organized religion continues to decline, the idea of an atheist U.S. president no longer seems unthinkable. In fact, it is inevitable. Roughly 30% of Americans…
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POTUS vs German chancellor: Extreme vs zero power
The president of the United States commands one of the most concentrated portfolios of power in modern history. The German chancellor, by contrast, operates within a framework built to restrain authority. Both offices lead advanced economies. Both sit at the heart of alliances. Yet only one wields the tools to change the world overnight. The…
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Ready for the first atheist U.S. president?
Just as Barack Obama’s presidency shattered racial barriers, the election of the first openly atheist U.S. president would be a revolution of thought. It would not just mark a political shift—it would reshape how America views morality, leadership, and belief itself. In a country where over 90% of members of Congress publicly identify with a…
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Shaking hands with prominents? Whom yes and no?
You will be completely right to say why you should be interested in the opinions of some European blogger. But this is much bigger. It goes to what meta-ethics is and what ethics are used. What the particular individual had done, what kind of conduct suitable for his profession should have been. So shaking hands…
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Why the Turkey pardon is illogical
Every year, the U.S. president stands beside a turkey. Cameras flash. Jokes are made. And then, the bird is “pardoned.” One animal, spared from slaughter. On the surface, it looks symbolic. It feels moral. The gesture says: this life matters. That even a turkey deserves mercy. The public nods. The media smiles. But as soon…