Archive - Travis Monteleone's Substack

The New Cold War, Maps, and World War III

A quick history of Cold War geostrategy and how it maps onto great power conflict today

Published on Travis Monteleone's Substack • Jun 24

May 2025

Why Does God Allow Evil?

My favorite response to the problem of evil

May 29 •

Travis Monteleone

April 2025

Have American Wages Stagnated?

Or, Why Are Negative Economic Narratives So Popular?

Apr 17 •

Travis Monteleone

March 2025

Why I'm Against Critical Thinking

How Descartes' Approach to Knowledge Has Become a Major Cause of Polarization

Mar 25 •

Travis Monteleone

The United States Is a Third World Country

The best explanation for the good old days is a bad memory

Mar 5 •

Travis Monteleone

January 2025

Was Yahweh Invented by Hebrew Nationalists?

And if so, does this pose a problem for Christians?

Jan 7 •

Travis Monteleone

December 2024

Why Is 'Polarization' the 2024 Word of the Year?

Polarization is a big deal, and how we address it matters

Dec 11, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

November 2024

The Other Big Election Loser: Ranked Choice Voting

Nov 8, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

October 2024

The New Cold War, Maps, and World War III

A quick history of Cold War geostrategy and how it maps onto great power conflict today

Oct 4, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

September 2024

The Foreign Policy Political Compass

A framework for understanding the current fight over US foreign policy

Sep 26, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

August 2024

Why Is American Foreign Policy So Erratic?

Proposing a small revision to an otherwise great framework for understanding US foreign policy

Aug 27, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

Negativity Bias as Addiction

Addressing two common rebuttals to the Negativity Thesis

Aug 12, 2024 •

Travis Monteleone

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