Culture - Politics - Sustainability
Power, persuasion, and the human condition.
From propaganda and protest to environmental ethics and identity, this section explores how psychology shapes the stories societies tell themselves. Dive into the hidden forces behind belief, polarization, and progress — and discover how understanding the mind can help us build a more conscious, sustainable world.
How Donald Trump Can Be Branded a Fascist to His Face and Smile Back: A Political Psychology Analysis
Explore the political psychology behind Donald Trump’s reaction when Zohran Mamdani agreed he is a fascist. This essay examines Trump’s dominance based ego structure, conflict performance style, and why ideological insults rarely provoke him.
Donald Trump’s Treatment of the Press
Donald Trump's verbal attacks on the press, including "piggy" and "loser," are analyzed through political psychology as "antagonistic dominance." Discover how his language breaks presidential norms, uses humiliation to delegitimize accountability, and poses an institutional danger to democratic health.
A Political Psychology Student's Guide to Satire: Because Irony is for Amateurs, and Nuance is a Trap
Political psychology student? Learn why satire fails to change minds. This witty guide uses the Colbert Report study to explain motivated reasoning and how audience ideology reinforces, rather than challenges, political bias.
Power, Parallels, and Projection: Understanding How Trump May Respond to the Epstein Files Through Behavioral Analysis
An in-depth analysis of Epstein’s elite power dynamics and Trump’s behavioral patterns, exploring how psychological factors shape his response to the Epstein files.
From Coventry to New York: How Progressive Muslim Leaders Are Reframing Faith and Socialism
Zarah Sultana (MP) and Zohran Mamdani (NYC Mayor-elect): two young Muslim leaders combining Islamic ethics and socialist principles. Discover how they're fighting inequality, confronting Islamophobia, and redefining the politics of care on a global scale.
The Cost of Courage: The Psychological Toll of Hate in Modern British Politics
Explore the relentless Islamophobic and misogynistic abuse targeting young Muslim MP Zarah Sultana. This analysis details the psychological cost of constant threats, the normalisation of hate in public life, and how resilience acts as resistance for minority women challenging the status quo in UK politics.
The Double Bind of Diversity: When Representation Meets Misogyny and Islamophobia
Explore the double bind facing Zarah Sultana, Britain's youngest Muslim MP. Her visibility brings both celebration and intense misogynistic and Islamophobic abuse.
You Won’t Break My Soul: Resilience, Identity, and Political Survival
A deep dive into MP Zarah Sultana's resilience, identity, and moral purpose as she navigates hostility, racism, and political survival in Westminster.
The Making of a Moral Politician: How Zarah Sultana’s Values Were Forged by Inequality
Explore how Zarah Sultana's political fire was forged in the reality of Birmingham's inequality. Her journey from student debt to moral conviction in Westminster.
Freedom Recast as Loyalty: The Psychology of Britain’s Anti-Boycott Bill
A political-psychological critique of the UK’s anti-boycott bill exposing its authoritarian mindset, moral control, and threat to democratic conscience.
The Devolution of the “Fake News” Rhetoric
See how Donald Trump’s use of “fake news” evolved from attacking the media to shaping a culture of denial. This article analyzes the political, psychological, and authoritarian roots of the fake news rhetoric in modern U.S. discourse.
Zohran Mamdani and the Tri Factor: Politics, Progressiveness, and Religion
Explore how New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unites faith, progressivism, and political psychology in a new model of moral leadership. This essay examines how Islamic ethics, social justice, and identity integration shape his vision of inclusive governance.
Unmoved: Trump’s Reaction to the White House Fainting Incident
A psychological analysis of Donald Trump’s calm response during the White House fainting incident—exploring how composure, control, and personality shape the politics of emotion and power.
“Absolute Power Abuses Absolutely” — Power, Privilege, and the Politics of Gender
This essay explores how power, privilege, and gender intersect in modern society, arguing that “absolute power abuses absolutely.” It examines the corruption of accountability, the culture of silence around elites, and the urgent need for empathy and structural reform.
Justice for Sale: How Wealth Turns Accountability into Symbolism
Explore how wealth turns justice into symbolism and transaction, using Prince Andrew and Donald Trump as case studies of elite accountability.
The Peacemaker Illusion: How Donald Trump’s “Eight Wars” Narrative Reveals a Psychology of Shallow Leadership
Fact-check Donald Trump’s “eight wars” claim and explore how his foreign policy rhetoric, peace deals, and ceasefire announcements reveal a leadership style rooted in performance, control, and political narcissism.
The Unseen Weapon: A History of Psychological Warfare from Antiquity to the Digital Age
Explore the history of psychological warfare from ancient empires to modern propaganda, tracing 3,000 years of mind games in war and politics.
MTG: Who Is Really Benefiting from Infighting?
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s GOP infighting may look chaotic, but could it be strategy? An in-depth look at her appeal to the restless Republican middle.
“I Let You Ask It”: A Psychological Dissection of Trump’s Oct 2025 60 Minutes Interview
A psychological analysis of Donald Trump’s 2025 60 Minutes interview reveals patterns of authoritarian charisma, dominance, and moral inversion.
The Absurdity of “Absurdity”: Why Piers Morgan’s Argument Against Trans Identity Collapses Under Science
Using evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, this essay dismantles Piers Morgan’s “black lesbian” argument and explains why gender identity is a genuine, scientifically grounded aspect of human selfhood; not an absurdity.