Melusine, Dragon Mother of Humanity
THE MUTILATION DOCTRINE: 250 Years from Liberty to Liability By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 — As the United States stumbles toward its 250th anniversary this July, the “Spirit of ’76” has been replaced by the “Shattering of ’26.” While the administration prepares for a grand “Salute to …
U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO TEMPORARILY CROSSED INTO AUTHORITARIAN BEHAVIOR UNDER CRISIS Some presidents did not begin as domination-oriented leaders, yet drifted toward coercive power when faced with war, rebellion, or perceived existential threat. In these cases, authoritarian behavior emerged situationally rather than as a governing philosophy—but the damage to civil liberties was real. Abraham Lincoln suspended …