Political analyst | Campaigns, elections & public policy First-class IR & Politics | MSc Public Policy Former Campaign Strategist (May 2024 locals) https://withoutillusion.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3mcqgzn5ibc2f'Like Hobbes' Leviathan, the superpower's authority stems from the power instilled in it via the social contract between the sovereign and the populus. Once that consent is void, the leviathan loses its power. This is the Hobbesianism which Trump ignores. The Hobbesianism of responsibility.'19 Jan 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqgzn5ibc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3mcqgufwrmc2fSowhatism https://open.substack.com/pub/withoutillusion/p/sowhatism?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web19 Jan 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqgufwrmc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3mb7ienuyo22kLandscape is Political https://withoutillusion.substack.com/p/landscape-is-political https://withoutillusion.substack.com/p/landscape-is-political#30 Dec 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7ienuyo22khttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3mb4wnhgjvs2nWorking on a post surrounding how to understand the presidency as a layman. This is far from a academic effort, but provides for a interest-based understanding of the presidency - why it’s interesting, how us presidential nerds understand it, and why it provides such unique insights to humanity.29 Dec 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4wnhgjvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3majzb5ol7223New blog post on my personal light optimism around a Newsom campaign! https://open.substack.com/pub/withoutillusion/p/let-newsom-cook?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web22 Dec 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3majzb5ol7223https://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3magcy7gv322tJohn Bolton is right - if Donald Trump cannot commit to NATO Arcticle 5, why on Earth would Ukraine buy a Arcticle 5-like guarantee from the very nation that refuses to engage with the logic of collective security?20 Dec 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3magcy7gv322thttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3ma5ghawvkk2qIn the coming days, I hope to publish two arcticles I'm very excited about: Firstly, a article on the democratic party's relation to Gavin Newsom now that he has emerged as a 2028 'front runner'. I hope to explore his post-2024 attitudes, his worldview and his positioning.17 Dec 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5ghawvkk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3ma5g3cdaok26What is Without Illusion? Like many of you, I too feel disenfranchised with the current political climate. I can admit to nostalgia over the choice elections like the 1997 General Election or 2008 Presidential Elections offered - how serious, how classy, how respecable. Today this era feels so far.17 Dec 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5g3cdaok26https://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3ma5ff7gt6226Here is my very first blog post: A very delayed post-mortem of the 2024 Presidential Elections. I wrote this up last year in between my dissertation writing, and I am very interested in what other people thing of my undoubtedly dated assessment! https://withoutillusion.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-2024-presidential-election17 Dec 2025 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5ff7gt6226https://bsky.app/profile/withoutillusion.bsky.social/post/3ma5fbxff6c26Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I hope to post way more over the coming weeks. I am a 21 year old masters student with cerebral palsy and a passion for politics as a science and a historical study. I have started a blog, where I hope to express my perspectives. Thank you!17 Dec 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:frooe4f3p5e6lzic2zdwhhcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5fbxff6c26