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In this episode of A World Gone Mad, I cover three separate developments that together paint a disturbing picture of where power, accountability, and public institutions are heading.

I begin with the Kennedy Center. A national cultural institution created as a memorial to President John F Kennedy has become the focus of a sudden and controversial shift. What’s happening raises serious questions about ownership, legacy, and whether anything public is still treated as untouchable.

I then turn to the U.S. military, where legal guidance and chain-of-command expectations are colliding in a way that deserves public attention. The language being used sounds calm and procedural, but the implications reach deep into how unlawful orders are handled and who bears responsibility when lines are crossed.

This isn’t about theory or hypotheticals. It’s about how silence can be encouraged without ever being formally ordered, and what that means inside institutions built on accountability.

I also address a recent televised address to the nation delivered by the president. The speech was framed as significant, and I walk through why its structure, delivery, and internal contradictions matter in ways that go beyond ordinary political disagreement.

These stories are not identical, but they connect. Each one involves authority, pressure, and the reshaping of norms that once felt fixed.

This episode doesn’t offer comfort or easy conclusions. It asks what we are being trained to accept, and what happens if we stop questioning it.

This is A World Gone Mad.

I’m Jeff Alan Wolf.

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