The Myth of an American “Century of”Shame"—Derek Hudley’s The American Century of Shame is here. Here is what he got wrong. Derek is among a growing number of political commentators who now claim that the United States has entered a permanent age of decline. They frame the present moment as a civilizational collapse, often borrowing emotionally charged historical analogies and collapse language. This is one recent version of this narrative that labels the modern United States as entering a new “century of shame,” compares America to Qing-era China, and asserts that China is replacing the United States as the world’s dominant power. This argument feels compelling on the surface because it resonates with cultural anxiety, political frustration, left-wing (progressive) feelings of having lost and being doomed, and economic uncertainty. However, Derek’s and other Doom-and-Gloom approaches do not survive real systems analysis.

They are back. Here is another reply from The Society of Problem Solvers… “Also you can have a constitution to address the things mentioned (like property rights). In fact that is exactly what America was - a decentralized (for the time) system with a constitution. We need it further decentralized now and made transparent in order to fix it. It has become fully corrupted.” Now, here is my reply… Your statement has a true premise; however, you then overreach as expected. So, let’s look at definitions that truly matter. First, let’s start with Decentralization, which pushes decision power downward (federal to state to local), which is what the current President is advocating. I trust him more than an ad hack committee on the internet. Now, back to the definition. Decentralization pushes this power downward, so fewer people control more things.

I posted this simple challenge on TikTok to see where people's minds were. It was as I suspected. People are uneducated, ideologized and stubborn. “What system has done the most environmental harm: Socialism, Communism or Capitalism?” The following is one of the more detailed responses. “There has never been a socialist country, but it works well in Mondragon and worker co-ops. “Communist” states have always started as totalitarian and never transitioned to true communism. So, since socialism and communism have never been enacted, obviously capitalism has done the most harm, and the most good, because its competition are systems that.”

What would it cost to terraform Mars? Claim One What would it cost to terraform Mars? My response: Terraforming Mars and the Limits of Engineering Optimism vs. further researching Earth and repairing any damage. Observation Mars has no breathable atmosphere, weak gravity, no global magnetic field, lethal surface radiation, extreme cold, and almost no accessible liquid water. These are measured facts from orbiters, landers, and rovers. Hypothesis If Mars could be terraformed into a human-suitable world, then current or near-future technology must be capable of altering the atmosphere, temperature, radiation shielding, and water stability at a planetary scale.

Trump’s presidency stands as a forceful break from weak leadership. The essay shows how he rebuilt the economy, defended unborn life, restored border security, and put American workers first while exposing the failures of the elite class. It captures his bold style, his victories, and the fight he carried for a country that needed strength.