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The Emperor Doesn’t Need Clothes—You Do

Posted on: 01/21/202602/10/2026

The Emperor has no clothes because the Emperor has no shame. Only his subjects must cover themselves. The Emperor, like God, “giveth and taketh away.” What he giveth and taketh away is your importance. The […]

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Cars and the Power Cult

Posted on: 01/31/200505/16/2024

I’m going to get me a carAnd I’ll be heading on down the roadThen I won’t have to worryAbout that broken-down, ragged Ford —Chuck Berry, “No Money Down” The automobile is the Empire’s most popular […]

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