The Reconstructionist

To Save America, We Need to Amend the Constitution

We've drafted a 28th Amendment as a catalyst for change. Check it out.

6 hrs ago • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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Freedom-With: We’ve Been Doing Freedom Wrong for Nearly 250 Years

It is time to finally practice freedom the right way

Jul 1 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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April 2026

A Dialogue with Claude AI That Reconstructs Western Philosophy

The other day I had a profound and surprisingly emotional conversation with Claude that might completely upend our understanding of western philosophy…

Apr 30 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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February 2026

The Crisis of Defining White Culture

Jeremy Carl's struggle to define white culture is actually what allows white culture to survive.

Feb 20 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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Benito Bowl 2026: A 500-Year-Old Wake-Up Call

The sound of ancestral memory on the world's biggest stage

Feb 12 • Sam Floyd

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How to Understand and Defeat American Fascism

Our Society Mistakenly Focuses on the Symptoms and Not the Causes of Fascism

Feb 9 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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January 2026

How the Fugitive Slave Act Helps Explain ICE's Terrorism Today

By Knowing This History We Can Learn How to Respond to ICE's Terrorism by Reconstructing a Better America

Jan 26 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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The American Leviathan: Nasty, Brutish, and (Hopefully) Short

Trump’s Morality Emphasizes Power, Chaos, Incivility, and the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Jan 16 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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On January 6th, America is a Diseased Rogue State

Our Democracy has an Autoimmune Disorder, but it Need Not Destroy Itself

Jan 6 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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December 2025

The Reconstructionist: An Interview with cylindr magazine

Philosopher and journalist Barrett Holmes Pitner on reimagining American culture.

Dec 16, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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November 2025

Part 2: How A Celebration of Life Changed My Life

Altaring America: How a Celebration of Ancestor Remembrance Can Alter America

Nov 20, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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October 2025

Part 1: Finding My History and Understanding the Present

Altaring America: How a Celebration of Ancestor Remembrance Can Alter America

Oct 31, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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