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Every long episode from Predictive History, read in minutes: the key takeaways, the chapters, and a digest of the whole conversation. In his Foundation series, Isaac Asimov proposed that the science of "psycho-history" will help humanity understand its past, predict its future, and control its present. This channel is dedicated to exploring if "psycho-history" is indeed possible. This channel seeks to answer th…

Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

The Aeneid contrasts love and piety, prioritizing duty to the gods over personal desire, serving as political propaganda for Rome, unlike Homer's emphasis on love.

March 25, 2026

Game Theory #15: The Return of History

The unipolar moment driven by American power is ending, leading to a shift from efficiency to resilience and a more fragmented, dynamic geopolitical landscape.

March 24, 2026

Game Theory #14: The Law of Proximity

The Law of Proximity explains how internal conflicts, not external threats, drive national decisions, leading to a global shift towards theocracy.

March 19, 2026

Great Books #7: The Anti-Homer

The Aeneid inverted Homer's values, shifting from Greek arete and eudaimonia to Roman piety, leading to the Dark Ages until Dante's liberation.

March 18, 2026

Game Theory #13: Epstein's World

Our reality is a collective hallucination managed by elites who extract value through a rigged global economy, with wars and crises serving to maintain this illusion.

March 17, 2026

Game Theory #12: The Law of Eschatological Convergence

The Law of Eschatological Convergence suggests that converging religious end-times narratives explain geopolitical events and predict a future with Pax Judea, the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and a US civil war.

March 12, 2026

Great Books #6: The Intimacy of Love

The Odyssey teaches that love and intimacy are the true purpose of life, enabling the alignment of mind, spirit, and soul for personal resurrection and fulfillment.

March 11, 2026

Game Theory #11: The Law of Escalation

Game theory reveals control is more important than dominance in escalating conflicts, with strategic flexibility and calibrated responses dictating outcomes over brute force.

March 10, 2026

Game Theory #10: The Law of Asymmetry

The Law of Asymmetry explains how empires' strengths (mass, organization, wealth) become weaknesses, favoring motivated underdogs. US advantages in the Iran conflict are also potential disadvantages.

March 5, 2026

Great Books #5: The Odyssey

The Odyssey explores the human condition through a family's trauma, contrasting ancient concepts of the soul with modern psychology, and highlighting the journey to repair a splintered worldview.

March 4, 2026

Game Theory #9: The US-Iran War

Game theory analyzes the US-Iran War, revealing how Shia martyrdom, GCC economic vulnerability, and asymmetric warfare with drones are key factors shaping the conflict.

March 3, 2026

Game Theory #8: Communist Specter

Communism and capitalism are not enemies but partners in world conquest, with communism often serving as a tool to discredit opposing ideologies and pave the way for capitalist expansion.

January 29, 2026

Game Theory #1: The Dating Game

This video discusses game theory as a framework to understand human behavior in dating and societal structures.

January 6, 2026

Secret History #END: Pax Judaica

The video explores the conspiracy theory that six societies, notably the Illuminati and Freemasons, control world events leading to Pax Judaica centered in Jerusalem.

December 18, 2025

Secret History #27: Empire of Evil

This video explores the complex relationships between the British Empire, transnational capital, and the Sabatine Frankists, revealing their influence on modern ideologies like Marxism and individualism.

December 16, 2025

Secret History #26: Faith of Evil

This video explores the historical dynamics of Jewish identity from ancient Jerusalem through empires, revolts, and religious transformations.

December 11, 2025

Secret History #25: Capital of Evil

This video explores the manipulative mechanisms of capitalism, revealing how it extracts energy from consciousness and shapes social dynamics.

December 9, 2025

Secret History #24: Empire of Church

The video explores the rise of the Bisantine Empire and the Catholic Church's influence in shaping Western civilization, along with the tensions that arose between different factions within Christianity.

December 4, 2025