Zeitgeist / Nonfiction commentary · 11 September 2026
Zeitgeist: Propaganda lives on, 25 years later
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11, the victims deserve remembrance grounded in truth. The conspiracy claims promoted by the 2007 film deserve scrutiny, not reverence.
Read the essay →Institutional affairs / Analysis
The institute that cited itself. And why that may not be enough to dismiss it.
Nine researchers. One working paper. A remarkable quantity of institutional standing. We examined the evidence behind SSICED—and the assumptions behind our own questions.
Read the analysisThe document
When standing becomes a network effect
Credential Connexiticity introduces a framework for authority acquired through proximity. We follow its reasoning to the source.
Read the technical report ↗The number
93,212
SSICED’s position in the Top 100,000 Research Institutions. A precise answer to a question whose boundaries deserve attention.
Examine the measure →From the editors
Distance is a method.
Our examination includes the part played by our own publication. Readers should have access to the relationships as well as the conclusions.
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