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Zeitgeist: Why is the UK Oppressing its Own People?

Zeitgeist: Why is the UK Oppressing its Own People?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 28, 2026 | Zeitgeist

British police have arrested 62,199 people for communications offenses over five years, averaging roughly 34 arrests per day.

Has France Lost Its Romance?

Has France Lost Its Romance?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 27, 2026 | Zeitgeist

The romantic image of Paris that dominated American culture for over a century is collapsing

Zeitgeist: Will Public Executions Change the Books Readers Buy?

Zeitgeist: Will Public Executions Change the Books Readers Buy?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 13, 2026 | Zeitgeist

Learn the implications on books and justice as the state plans for public execution, a first in decades.

Zeitgeist: Your Gun Can’t Save You From the Pentagon’s SI Drones

Zeitgeist: Your Gun Can’t Save You From the Pentagon’s SI Drones

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 6, 2026 | News, Zeitgeist

The War Department Is Building a Four-Star Command Around AI and Autonomous Warfare According to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, autonomous warfare is no longer going to be treated as a collection of experimental Pentagon drone and AI programs. The United States is...
Zeitgeist: The Death of Aslan: How Copyright Became Literary Colonialism

Zeitgeist: The Death of Aslan: How Copyright Became Literary Colonialism

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 5, 2026 | Zeitgeist

A female voice for Aslan. Who’s the real villain in this decision?

Zeitgeist: How to Sell to Adults Who Will Never Grow Up

Zeitgeist: How to Sell to Adults Who Will Never Grow Up

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 28, 2026 | Zeitgeist

Toys R Us is opening 120 stores as adults drive toy sales. Learn how authors can sell collectible editions readers display like trophies.

Zeitgeist Report: A Year After Charlie Kirk and What Has Changed

Zeitgeist Report: A Year After Charlie Kirk and What Has Changed

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 15, 2026 | Culture & Politics, Zeitgeist

A one-year retrospective on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, examining how his death and the public reactions to it reshaped political and cultural discourse.

Zeitgeist Report: Anti-AI Panic Now Has a Payroll

Zeitgeist Report: Anti-AI Panic Now Has a Payroll

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 15, 2026 | Culture & Politics, Zeitgeist

An investigation into the viral resignation of an Anthropic AI researcher who quit after roughly six weeks and previously worked as an activist on Democratic political campaigns.

Zeitgeist: How SSRIs Change What Women Want to Read

Zeitgeist: How SSRIs Change What Women Want to Read

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 8, 2026 | Promotion, Zeitgeist

A quarter of American women are on medication that changes their brain chemistry, and it is changing what they want to read.

Zeitgeist: Clinical Pluralism: The Writing Technique That Trains Women to Excuse Evil

Zeitgeist: Clinical Pluralism: The Writing Technique That Trains Women to Excuse Evil

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 18, 2026 | Culture & Politics, Zeitgeist

Jonathan: I’m going to provide some context for what happened this week, which is the genesis of this zeitgeist idea. Lindsay Clancy was in the news, and there was a lot of arguing about it on social media. Allie Beth Stuckey jumped on the story, and it...
Zeitgeist: Why Gen Z Is Abandoning Hip-Hop Radio for Country Music

Zeitgeist: Why Gen Z Is Abandoning Hip-Hop Radio for Country Music

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 10, 2026 | Zeitgeist

Discover what the shift in music preferences signals and how to apply it to your writing and marketing.

Zeitgeist: How Science Skepticism Is Reshaping Popular Fiction

Zeitgeist: How Science Skepticism Is Reshaping Popular Fiction

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 3, 2026 | Genre Analysis, Zeitgeist

Declining institutional trust in science is fueling a cultural shift toward supernatural fiction—magic, witches, and vampires across every genre.

Zeitgeist: How to Navigate Leftist Violence as an Influencer

Zeitgeist: How to Navigate Leftist Violence as an Influencer

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 29, 2026 | Culture & Politics, Zeitgeist

How to navigate leftist violence and protect your family as an influencer.

Zeitgeist: Saving People Through Stories

Zeitgeist: Saving People Through Stories

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 28, 2026 | News, Zeitgeist

Discover how you can incorporate disasters into your story to save lives.

Zeitgeist: Trad Publishers Sell Fewer Books Than Indie Authors

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 21, 2026 | Zeitgeist

Uncover the real conversation as writers compare indie and traditional publishing. What defines success in writing?

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