Notes
A finite series of twenty-four essays on saturation, attention, and the engineered chaos of contemporary politics. Companion to Flooding the Space (Prometheus, 2026).
- No. 06 · Margin NoteJuly 7, 2026
A note on method
What this column is, what each post owes the reader, and the rule for what stays in the Sources block.
510 words · 4 min read → - No. 05 · Field NoteJune 30, 2026
Saturation is not noise
Noise is what the channel does to the signal. Saturation is what the sender does to the channel. The distinction decides what defenses can possibly work.
820 words · 6 min read → - No. 04 · Source ReadingJune 23, 2026
Reading Hannah Arendt in 2026
Three sentences from Arendt—two from Origins, one from “Truth and Politics”—that diagnose the FTSeffect three-quarters of a century early.
870 words · 6 min read → - No. 03 · Case FileJune 16, 2026
The seven variables, in one page
V·F·E·C·A over T·R, in plain English. Five attack surfaces, two defenses, no equation—yet.
940 words · 6 min read → - No. 02 · Field NoteJune 9, 2026
What “flooding the space” actually means
The Bannon line is quoted as a dark joke. It is, in fact, a method—with inputs, outputs, and an intended effect.
820 words · 5 min read → - No. 01 · Margin NoteJune 2, 2026
Why I wrote a book about chaos
Not because the world is noisy. Because the noise is engineered, and someone has to name the engineer.
760 words · 4 min read →
Notes is published every Tuesday for twenty-four weeks beginning June 2026. Each post is signed, dated, and held to between five hundred and one thousand words. Sources appear at the foot of every post.