Documenting systematic institutional capture in the United States
Forensic research archive documenting democratic capture patterns.
Establishes the book’s methodology by connecting the systemic collapse of 1950s Korea to the institutional capture of 2025 America. It frames the manuscript not as a political argument, but as a diagnostic stress-test of a failing constitutional order.
Establishes the theoretical framework for the manuscript: the ‘Drift-Design Feedback Loop.’ This chapter dissects how the regime hijacks foundational values—redefining ’liberty’ as elite license and ‘merit’ as political loyalty—to mask its authoritarian agenda. It defines the ‘cryptoplutocratic oligarchy’ and analyzes how the manufacturing of internal enemies (‘woke,’ ‘globalist’) provides the necessary pretext for the institutional dismantling detailed in subsequent chapters.
Focused analytical pieces examining discrete aspects of institutional capture, systemic risk, and democratic erosion.
Applies systems engineering frameworks to analyze the deliberate dismantling of federal statistical infrastructure. Introduces the concept of "epistemic debt" and demonstrates how the administration has weaponized the Administrative Procedure Act to judge-proof its deregulation agenda.
Hemlock Collective applies forensic analysis to document patterns of democratic capture. By treating political events as structured data points rather than ephemeral news cycles, we build a persistent record of institutional erosion.
Led by Jason Oh, a former VP/CTO with 20+ years of experience in systems architecture, this project adapts software engineering principles—drift detection, root cause analysis, and system resilience—to political science.
