Writing about power, pressure, and the gap between the official story and the truth underneath it.
The Alfonso Hall of Fame Comparison Framework
A data-driven investigation into whether Cooperstown applies a consistent standard, measuring candidates against the elected precedent that came before them.
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Seven Decades of American Strategic Dysfunction and Cuban Revolutionary Failure
An examination of seven decades of confrontation between the United States and revolutionary Cuba, testing the failures, assumptions, contradictions, and political consequences on both sides.
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Scale, Craft, Identity, and the Overextension of “Boutique” in the Premium Cigar Industry
An industry-wide examination of what “boutique” actually means in the premium cigar business, drawing on manufacturers, retailers, distributors, media, community voices, and market behavior.
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Twenty-Five Songs and Forty Years with Morrissey
At twenty, you hear rejection. At forty, perhaps you hear compromise. At sixty, you hear mortality. Same recording. Different man.
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Bias, Cupcakes, and the Notre Dame Exception
A lack of oversight is ruining college football. Miami changed the game. Notre Dame still plays by its own rules.
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