Coffee and a Mike Will Tanner #1308
Feb 6, 2026
Will Tanner, writer and co-founder of The American Tribune, brings political and historical perspective. He covers the future of America, AI and nuclear power, debates on doomerism versus agency, alternate Civil War outcomes, taxation and institutional resilience, immigration enforcement, influencer culture, and why steady creator work beats viral stunts.
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Today's Violence Isn’t A Classic Civil War
- Modern American unrest looks more like 1970s urban violence than a formal North-versus-South civil war.
- A true secession-style civil war would require long-term organization and logistics both sides currently lack.
Income Tax Enabled Bureaucratic Reach
- The U.S. income tax system enabled a sprawling bureaucracy and invasive enforcement that earlier tariff-based funding avoided.
- Taxes became a tool to target rivals, not merely revenue collection.
Use Lawful Tools To Reshape Electorates
- Use existing drug felony laws to legally reduce problematic voters in swing areas by enforcing felony disenfranchisement.
- Apply statutes carefully and quietly to avoid constitutional challenges while reshaping local electorates.
