Raphael Rosen

Raphael Chayim Rosen is a social entrepreneur, CEO, founder, and inventor. He is the polymath author of history, philosophy, politics, physics, and fiction.

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It is easy to get locked into thinking today’s adversaries as permanent. In my latest essay, I look back at history to examine how today’s enemies may be tomorrow’s friends. https://t.co/R4JMlGVQmN

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Wanting Leaders with Good Character https://t.co/nDcd91wHGf

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Two Truths and No Lie: A reflection in honor of America's miraculous 250th birthday https://t.co/fCwvZnnytt

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Kindness is Invincible https://t.co/y0H0i5Jjxh

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Burning Two of Three of Their Towns Will Set Everything Right... https://t.co/ztEOjeFanr

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Do Not Piddle at the Threshold https://t.co/9V0jYLu6Lw

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My Latest piece: In Defense of Humanity https://t.co/np67VUVB4e

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Rock Lessons: History remembers Grant and Sherman.
But George Henry Thomas — the Rock of Chickamauga — never lost a battle in command.
My latest essay explores his life and what his example says about courage and holding the line in turbulent times.https://t.co/Uf7I2TVOPE

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Democracy's Moxie https://t.co/pa9Gn0gvqZ

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My latest piece Seductive Universalism https://t.co/sqKLCLNqhD

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ChatGPT thinks *we* are hallucinating. When asked to summarize this CSIS Article (https://t.co/3kKbFR8X2b) it said:

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6/ Read the full piece here: https://t.co/7l8k1t1RmE

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5/ Crisis isn't a cure. Social capital spikes after disasters—9/11, hurricanes, blizzards—but it fades within months. Only sustained, face-to-face commitment can rebuild the "we" in "We the People."

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4/ Symbolism has replaced substance. We connect with logos and brands (NRA, Greenpeace, etc.), but we don't connect with the people in the next town over. We share symbols, but no real ties.

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3/ We’re "observing up" at the drama in DC while "doing down" in our own neighborhoods. As sociologist Robert Park warned, we’ve become spectators in a democracy where we are supposed to be the lead actors.

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2/ Since the 1970s, active campaign participation has plummeted. In its place, a professionalized class of consultants and Ivy League lawyers has taken over.

Politics has become a business focused on "niche markets" rather than community problems.

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1/ We’ve traded the "gardening club" for the "LL Bean catalog."

In modern American politics, we aren't really citizens anymore—we’ve become customers. We click "Donate" and think we’ve engaged, but we’re just interacting with a retail interface. 🧵

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Learn Nothings https://t.co/ThaDC5jIWl Jared Golden’s exit from Congress highlights that we’ve become a Learn Nothing political culture. Darwin, John Stuart Mill & Steve Blank all point to the same fix: “Get out of the building.”
Talk to people. Compete on ideas. Learn again.

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A Shortcut to Understanding Politics... In Copenhagen’s Great Synagogue, two truths:
👑 “Dedicated under Frederick the Sixth” — the promise of security.
🕊️ “Know before whom you stand” — the search for meaning.
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American Eigenvector. History, math, poetry, people, and politics. https://t.co/uiDy1HE5K7