Archive - David Vannier

What I Read This Weekend

Candide, by Voltaire

Jul 7 •

Where It Begins

July 4th is not merely a celebration of independence. It is a reminder that democracy’s promise must be renewed in every era through choices that test…

Jul 4 •

June 2025

What I Read This Weekend

Love, Hate and the Leader, by Trevor Grundy (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)

Jun 30 •

From Ideas to Idols

How the drift from purpose to persona corrupts institutions and corporations, betrays trust, and demands courage from those who still believe in…

Jun 27 •

What I Read This Weekend

The Rise of Modern Police and the European State System, by Hsi-Huey Liang (Cambridge University Press)

Jun 23 •

Rewriting Reality

From Soviet airbrushing to deepfakes and data fog, the past is being rewritten to control the present. When truth blurs and records shift, reality…

Jun 20 •

What I Read This Weekend

Resignation Speech, by George Washington (December 23, 1783)

Jun 16 •

Hard Rules, Soft Power

How Regulatory Overreach Undermines Influence in a Geopolitical Age

Jun 13 •

What I Read This Weekend

Grunt, by Mary Roach

Jun 9 •

Where Have The Norms Gone?

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” — Laurence Sterne

Jun 6 •

What I Read This Weekend

Don Karlos, by Friedrich Schiller

Jun 2 •

May 2025

The Future Is Not Lost. It Is Surrendered.

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

May 30 •

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