Epistemic Case Studies

Case Study: Zohran Mamdani and the Panic of Proximity

Case Study: Zohran Mamdani and the Panic of Pro...

Zohran Mamdani isn’t just running for mayor—he’s triggering a system-wide immune response. This case study tracks how a democratic socialist, unapologetically pro-Palestinian and grounded in working-class legitimacy, became the focal...

Case Study: Zohran Mamdani and the Panic of Pro...

Zohran Mamdani isn’t just running for mayor—he’s triggering a system-wide immune response. This case study tracks how a democratic socialist, unapologetically pro-Palestinian and grounded in working-class legitimacy, became the focal...

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimization in Los Angeles (June 2025)

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimizatio...

The federal deployment in Los Angeles is not a temporary enforcement measure—it is a strategic operation in narrative warfare. Under the guise of restoring order, the apparatus has redefined dissent...

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimizatio...

The federal deployment in Los Angeles is not a temporary enforcement measure—it is a strategic operation in narrative warfare. Under the guise of restoring order, the apparatus has redefined dissent...

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimization in the United States (2025)

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimizatio...

In the United States, epistemic warfare is not a glitch—it’s the system. What looks like polarization is actually fragmentation. Institutions no longer mediate reality; they perform it. Narrative authority hasn’t...

Epistemic Case Study: Strategic Delegitimizatio...

In the United States, epistemic warfare is not a glitch—it’s the system. What looks like polarization is actually fragmentation. Institutions no longer mediate reality; they perform it. Narrative authority hasn’t...

Epistemic Case Study: The "Parasitism" Meme and the Reversal of Empire

Epistemic Case Study: The "Parasitism" Meme and...

When Elon Musk shared a meme redefining “parasitism” as migration into “formally imperialist” countries, he wasn’t critiquing empire—he was reframing its aftershocks as aggression. This case study dissects the meme’s...

Epistemic Case Study: The "Parasitism" Meme and...

When Elon Musk shared a meme redefining “parasitism” as migration into “formally imperialist” countries, he wasn’t critiquing empire—he was reframing its aftershocks as aggression. This case study dissects the meme’s...

Epistemic Case Study: Siege of Palestinian Narrative

Epistemic Case Study: Siege of Palestinian Narr...

This case study exposes how the Palestinian narrative has been systematically delegitimized through epistemic warfare- where occupation is framed as defense, and resistance as terrorism. By tracing the erasure of...

Epistemic Case Study: Siege of Palestinian Narr...

This case study exposes how the Palestinian narrative has been systematically delegitimized through epistemic warfare- where occupation is framed as defense, and resistance as terrorism. By tracing the erasure of...

Epistemic Case Study: Haz Al Din and the American Communist Party

Epistemic Case Study: Haz Al Din and the Americ...

This case study examines the American Communist Party’s class-first insurgency under Haz Al Din through the lens of strategic delegitimization and epistemic warfare. While structurally disciplined and materially grounded, the...

Epistemic Case Study: Haz Al Din and the Americ...

This case study examines the American Communist Party’s class-first insurgency under Haz Al Din through the lens of strategic delegitimization and epistemic warfare. While structurally disciplined and materially grounded, the...