Light Against Empire - The Podcast
Welcome to Light Against Empire – the Podcast—part reckoning, part resistance. If you've ever felt the chill of rising power dressed as patriotism, you're not imagining it. We confront the spectacle, expose the performance, and hold a torch to the machinery of modern empire—while listening closely to the echoes of those who once brought empires down.
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Light Against Empire - The Podcast
The Face Beneath the Masks
Why You Should Listen
We live in a time that rewards masks—public smiles, private evasions, curated lives that look whole but feel fractured. This essay is my attempt to strip those layers back and ask what it means to be one person in public and in private, without performance or disguise. Drawing on wisdom from Baldwin, Confucius, and quieter voices like Montaigne, Jane Addams, and Bashō, I reflect on how integrity isn’t a heroic posture but a daily practice. If you’ve ever felt the tug between the self you present and the self you are, this is for you.