Christian Amato

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What is Outspoken?

What is Outspoken?

OutspokenChristian AmatoAugust 1, 2025Outspoken

You Can’t Wish the Climate Away

You Can’t Wish the Climate Away

Environment, policy, Politics & Power, ClimateChristian AmatoJuly 30, 2025EPA, Trump Administration, climate, deregulation

The Housing Crisis Is No Accident—It’s the Policy

The Housing Crisis Is No Accident—It’s the Policy

policy, economicsChristian AmatoJuly 25, 2025housing, trump

MAGA’s Epstein Revolt: A Crack in the Cult of Trump

MAGA’s Epstein Revolt: A Crack in the Cult of Trump

Democratic StrategyChristian AmatoJuly 24, 2025trump, epstein, maga

The Meme Presidency: How Trump Turned the White House into a Content Machine

The Meme Presidency: How Trump Turned the White House into a Content Machine

What happens when the presidency becomes a meme account? Trump’s return to power has collapsed the boundary between governance and internet trolling—replacing leadership with spectacle, policy with posts, and turning the White House into the ultimate engagement funnel.

U.S. Politics, Disinformation, Political CultureChristian AmatoJuly 22, 2025donald trump, elon musk, white house, Meme Politics, 4chan

Trump’s Sweet Deal: Coca-Cola, Cane Sugar, and the Fanjul Family

Trump’s Sweet Deal: Coca-Cola, Cane Sugar, and the Fanjul Family

Politics & Power, human rights, Money in PoliticsChristian AmatoJuly 18, 2025Trump Administration, Fanjul Family, Coca-Cola

Do the Dots Connect? What We’re Not Supposed to Ask About the 2024 Election

Do the Dots Connect? What We’re Not Supposed to Ask About the 2024 Election

politics, technology, democracy, Elections, surveilance, cybersecurityChristian AmatoJuly 16, 20252024, election, elon musk, starlink, voting machines, tripp lite, palantir, Peter Thiel

Mortal Gods and Machine States: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism

Mortal Gods and Machine States: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism

authoritarianism, democracy, human rights, surveilanceChristian AmatoJuly 9, 2025Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance, Peter Thiel, New Enlightenment, Palantir, Authoritarianism

Is ICE Becoming America’s Gestapo?

Is ICE Becoming America’s Gestapo?

U.S. Politics, immigration, human rights, authoritarianismChristian AmatoJuly 7, 2025ICE, donald trump, zohran mamdani

The Terrorist Trump Sent Home – When Justice Threatens Power

The Terrorist Trump Sent Home – When Justice Threatens Power

authoritarianism, el salvadorChristian AmatoJuly 5, 2025Trump Administration, Immigration Policy, Authoritarianism, Curtis Yarvin

The Penal Colony

The Penal Colony

authoritarianism, democracy, Politics & Power, U.S. PoliticsChristian AmatoJuly 3, 2025Curtis Yarvin, Immigration Policy, Human Rights, Authoritarianism, donald trump

Democracy on Delay: How Power Is Quietly Being Rewritten in 2025

Democracy on Delay: How Power Is Quietly Being Rewritten in 2025

authoritarianism, Civics, democracy, Elections, news, Politics & Power, thoughtsChristian AmatoJuly 2, 2025Authoritarian Politics, Trump Administration

Messaging Isn’t Just What We Say — It’s What People Remember

Messaging Isn’t Just What We Say — It’s What People Remember

Elections, democratic party, democracy, Civics, New York, politicsChristian AmatoJune 27, 2025elections, zohran

The Cathedral Must Fall: Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is No Culture War—It’s a Regime Change

The Cathedral Must Fall: Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is No Culture War—It’s a Regime Change

authoritarianism, Politics & Power, democracyChristian AmatoApril 21, 2025Curtis Yarvin, Dark Enlightenment, Trump Administration, Higher Ed, Authoritarian Politics

The Philippines Offers a Glimpse Into What Project 2025 Could Mean for America

The Philippines Offers a Glimpse Into What Project 2025 Could Mean for America

politics, oped, authoritarianismChristian AmatoApril 3, 2025politics

Democrats, It’s Time to Look in the Mirror

Democrats, It’s Time to Look in the Mirror

Civics, Elections, politics, thoughts, democratic partyChristian AmatoMarch 29, 2025democrats, democracy

Trump’s Tariff Game: Chaos for You, Profits for the 1%

Trump’s Tariff Game: Chaos for You, Profits for the 1%

politicsChristian AmatoMarch 6, 2025trump, economy, christian amato

Trump Is Testing Every Feature of Fascism—And We Can’t Ignore It

Trump Is Testing Every Feature of Fascism—And We Can’t Ignore It

politics, thoughtsChristian AmatoMarch 5, 2025trump, fascism

The Art of Distraction: Trump, HyperNormalisation, and Building Resistance

The Art of Distraction: Trump, HyperNormalisation, and Building Resistance

Civics, Elections, news, oped, thoughts, politicsChristian AmatoJanuary 22, 2025trump, facism

Right-Wing Media Dominance: A Growing Threat to Democracy and Democrats

Right-Wing Media Dominance: A Growing Threat to Democracy and Democrats

Elections, media, politics, Civics, thoughtsChristian AmatoJanuary 20, 2025media, democracy