‘In the 20th century, the German author and veteran soldier Ernst Jünger explored the theme of the heroic rebel in his poetic philosophical essay The Forest Passage…One of Jünger’s better-known works…It seeks to chart a path to an authentic form of freedom in a world increasingly subject to various forms of tyranny by the “Leviathan”, Jünger’s term…for the all-encompassing totalitarian state.’

‘According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the year of the snake, which symbolizes change and transformation. It thus may not be a coincidence that Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to bring about drastic changes in Washington, commenced his second term as President of the United States in this epochal year.’