Rethinking Governance: From Democracy to Monarchy

This chapter explores the controversial idea that democracy is failing and proposes a monarchy-like governance inspired by tech startups for better effectiveness. It also dives into the rise of nihilism and extremism, examining societal collapse and the need for new coping mechanisms in a chaotic world.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan
The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop
Nihilist Violent Extremism
Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13

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Sources/Links:

Nihilist Violent Extremism

https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22nihilistic%20violent%20extremists%22&type=r&order_by=dateFiled%20asc

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-dhs-domestic-terrorism-definitions-terminology-methodology.pdf

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/fbi-kash-patel-antifa-blm-terror-groups

https://globalextremism.org/post/trump-abandoning-efforts-to-combat-white-supremacist/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/fbi-kash-patel-investigations-far-right

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-scales-back-staffing-tracking-domestic-terrorism-probes-sources-say-2025-03-21/

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-dhs-domestic-terrorism-strategic-report.pdf/view

https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/news_documents/2022_10_FBI-DHS_Strategic_Intelligence_Assessment_and_Data_on_Domestic_Terrorism.pdf

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/23_0724_opa_strategic-intelligence-assessment-data-domestic-terrorism.pdf