Applied case study extending Peter Kahl’s Authoritarianism and the Architecture of Obedience. Examines the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! under Trump’s second term as an instance of authoritarian epistemic capture. Reframes obedience as epistemic submission and explores fiduciary–epistemic scaffolds for resistance.
trump populism free-speech cognitive-dissonance authoritarianism colbert ai-governance obedience epistemic-clientelism epistemic-constitution fiduciary-epistemic-theory epistemic-subjugation media-censorship jimmy-kimmel
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Oct 9, 2025