Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

A Roman Holiday in the Distant Past

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A Roman Holiday in the Distant Past

The 1953 romemantic comedy Roman Holiday was filmed on the actual streets of Rome. It’s a fun little story not trying to convey any particular lesson, but in today’s world feels like a strange, impossible fantasy.

The Lost Paradise of Back To the Future

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Remember the ending of Back To the Future when Biff the bully is waxing the Mcflys’ car? This is actually the funniest unintended time capsule moment in movie, because it shows Biff as a self employed auto detailer, and this is supposed to be the bad timeline for him. And yet for the standards of … Read more

Will Ukraine Push Europe to Nazism?

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The Western World's Imminent Return to Nazism

My podcast today with Billy Bob and featuring guests Leo He Zhao and Art Thomas will discuss my two recent articles predicting that the failure of Europe’s progressive order will trigger a massive shift to the far right. You can read his posts through the links below: You can see Billy Bob and I debate … Read more

Here’s How Nazis Will Take Over Europe

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it's time for hungary to pay the piper

This is a followup to my previous story, The Western World’s Imminent Return to Nazism. I say Europe specifically because while this might to some extent also be true for the US, it is becoming increasingly difficult to even pretend they are allies with shared interests. They are separate, antagonistic entities with mutually exclusive geopolitical … Read more

The Western World’s Imminent Return to Nazism

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The Western World's Imminent Return to Nazism

Legacy media is abuzz with fear mongering about the “rise of the far right” in the USA and Europe. It is a legitimate concern, but not for the reasons cited. There are three reasons for why the far right will come to power in Europe and perhaps also the USA. The Cult of Conformity My … Read more