Clickbait and Crises: Politics in the Era of Social Media
Since ancient times, propaganda and misleading information have been powerful tools in manipulating political outcomes and swaying ever-volatile public opinions. With the rise of social...
A New Wave of the American Left
On June 23, 2026, it was a successful sweep across the Five Boroughs for the three Mamdani backed congressional candidates, two of whom, Claire Valdez...
A Moment or a Movement?
Democratic Socialism and the Future of the Democratic Party From big, blue centers like New York City to swing states in the Midwest like Michigan,...
From Cable to Clips: How Trump Rewired Campaigns and News Outlets for the Social Media Era
The 2024 presidential election was among the most consequential — and divisive — in recent American history. The election set a precedent for numerous campaign...
The Language of Immigration
In political discourse on immigration, one quickly arrives at a linguistic crossroads—or, rather, a wild lexical highway junction. An abundance of terms exists in different...

Posts published by “Otto Ahlers”

Doomscrolling the Fall of Our Republic

By Otto Ahlers on October 27, 2026

Likely a product of my personal algorithm, I have recently noticed a persistent wave of TikTok videos on my feed predicting the imminent fall of…