What you smell is the stench of a dying republic. Our dying republic. We are trapped in a political matrix intended to sustain the illusion that we are citizens of a constitutional republic. In ...

Casinos in pop culture have long stood for more than bright lights and quick wins. They’re mirrors of human desire, control, and the illusion of freedom. Modern fantasy takes this symbolism and twists ...

The illusion of control is a mental bias leading people to overestimate the control they have over the outcome of events. Even when the outcome of situations is demonstrably a matter of chance and not ...