How We Work
Our founders
The voices behind Beyond the Spectacle
Beyond the Spectacle was founded by Morgan Treadwell, Taylor Veritatis, and Gloria Major, three analysts committed to examining what lies beneath the surface of American politics.
Morgan brings moral clarity and concern for democratic principles, focusing on the human impact of governance decisions and the ethical dimensions of leadership.
Taylor contributes historical perspective and systems analysis, examining how current patterns connect to broader institutional trends and precedents.
Gloria adds macro-level thinking through her Machine Civilization Framework, analyzing how technological systems have become co-evolutionary partners with human societies and their impact on political structures.
Together, we offer readers a multi-dimensional understanding of the forces shaping American democracy beyond the daily spectacle of political theater.
Examine the impact of leadership decisions
Why we do this
We established Beyond the Spectacle out of growing concern for the health of American democratic institutions and public discourse. We observed how personality-driven coverage and political theater increasingly obscured substantive governance issues that affect millions of lives.
We founded this platform because we believe citizens deserve analysis that cuts through the spectacle to examine the real impacts of leadership decisions on our institutions and collective future.
“When politics becomes primarily entertainment, democracy suffers.”
Morgan Treadwell
Our work is driven by the conviction that patterns matter more than personalities. By identifying and analyzing governance patterns, we can help readers see beyond individual incidents to understand the deeper currents shaping our democracy.
As founders, we share a fundamental belief that informed citizenship requires looking past the daily drama to understand how leadership approaches affect institutional health, international relationships, and democratic norms.
“We founded this platform because we believe citizens deserve analysis that cuts through the spectacle to examine the real impacts of leadership decisions on our institutions and collective future.”
Gloria Major
Systematic analytical framework
How we work
Like our artistic counterpart Banksy, we have chosen to let our work speak for itself, maintaining anonymity to ensure the focus remains on the substance of our analysis rather than our personal identities.
We apply a systematic analytical framework to our examination of American governance that includes:
- Pattern recognition: Identify recurring approaches in leadership decisions rather than focusing on isolated incidents.
- Evidence collection: Compile verifiable facts, direct quotes, and documented actions from multiple credible sources.
- Historical contextualization: Place current patterns within historical context to determine whether they represent continuity or significant departures from established norms.
- Institutional analysis: Examine how leadership decisions affect the functioning and integrity of democratic institutions.
- Machine Civilisation lens: Analyze how technological systems interact with and shape political structures and governance.
- Collaborative dialogue: Engage in critical conversation with each other to test observations, challenge assumptions, and develop more nuanced understanding.
A distinctive approach
What we produce
Our collaborative process is essential. By questioning each other’s interpretations and bringing three distinct perspectives to our analysis, we develop more robust insights than any of us could achieve alone.
We collaborate on three primary types of content:
- Analytical essays that examine specific governance patterns and their implications for democratic institutions, international relationships, and civic norms.
- Leadership case studies that analyze how character traits manifest in governance decisions and their consequences for effective leadership.
- Dialogue features that present our conversations on emerging patterns and their significance, offering readers insight into our analytical process.
Our complementary perspectives create a distinctive analytical approach. perspectives create a distinctive analytical approach.
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