Archive - Philosophy Thoughts

The Illusion Of Betrayal

Why Betrayal Is a Constant of Human History and is Never a Moral Question.

14 hrs ago • Philosophy Thoughts

The Tragedy Of Human Nature

Self Interest, Moral Illusion, and the Structures Built to Contain Them.

Jan 3 • Philosophy Thoughts

Empires Don't Fall. They Rot.

How Belief Collapses, Power Thins, and Rule Becomes Performative.

Jan 1 • Philosophy Thoughts

December 2025

An Oligarch's Lost Letters: The Age of Decadence

An Oligarch's Perspective on Decadence and Decline.

Dec 29, 2025 • Philosophy Thoughts

Mercy is an Act of Strategy, Not Morality

Why power has always managed enemies, and why most people never see it clearly.

Dec 26, 2025 • Philosophy Thoughts

Power is Decided Before Votes Are Ever Cast

How influence, patronage, and institutional leverage shape outcomes long before legitimacy appears.

Dec 24, 2025 • Philosophy Thoughts

This is the Philosophy Thoughts official permanent record of our essays on power, politics, and much more.

Dec 23, 2025 • Philosophy Thoughts

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