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Brandon Zicha

In Defense of Vaccine Hesitancy, Critical Thinking, and Credible Science

This polarization is literally gonna kill us.

30 min readSep 10, 2021

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In Defense of Vaccine Hesitancy, Critical Thinking, and Credible Science

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Brandon Zicha

The next phase of Parallel Republic

Welcome back to Parallel Republic. The Second Republic, if you wish

3 min readJun 25, 2021

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The next phase of Parallel Republic

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Brandon Zicha

Of Ostriches and Armadillos: A Welcome to Parallel Republic

Where the center holds and we remember who we are.

3 min readJan 26, 2021

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Of Ostriches and Armadillos: A Welcome to Parallel Republic

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Michael Wagner

The Sound and the Fury: Missed Opportunities in Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland

Mussolini once said, “All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state,” which, as far as thumbnail sketches of…

6 min readJul 11, 2021

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The Sound and the Fury: Missed Opportunities in Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland

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Brandon Zicha

Democide by Disunion

Parallel Republican

26 min readJun 25, 2021

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Democide by Disunion

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Brandon Zicha

Who Are We, Even?

Who are we, as Americans? When you live in Europe for any length of time, you learn that — at least among those democracies — America has…

7 min readMar 16, 2021

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Who Are We, Even?

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Michael Wagner

Glory Days: Introducing a New Series on the Value and Loss of a Working Class Aesthetic in a…

“It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive.”- Bruce Springsteen

4 min readMar 13, 2021

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Glory Days: Introducing a New Series on the Value and Loss of a Working Class Aesthetic in a…

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Brandon Zicha

About the Styling: What’s the Deal with the Armadillo and all the Yellow?

Basically It’s all about Matthew McConaughey.

5 min readMar 8, 2021

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About the Styling: What’s the Deal with the Armadillo and all the Yellow?

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Brandon Zicha

Query: Why does the center fail to organize in America

Question for all my Readers — Why Do You Think Centrist Political Movements Fail?

1 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Query: Why does the center fail to organize in America

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Brandon Zicha

“Reaching Out”: Persuasion vs. Conversion Snobbery.

A long read

21 min readFeb 15, 2021

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“Reaching Out”: Persuasion vs. Conversion Snobbery.

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Parallel Republic is a publication began to contribute to and foster a non-toxic moderated and adult political culture that is anti-authoritarian and anti-totalitarian.
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Brandon Zicha
Liberal Arts College Professor who works on statistical and scientific approaches to politics, Decision-making and political institutions, and philosophy.

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