There's no exit from the road we are on

No Exit is a running series about the escape hatches people reach for once a system stops working: a new party, a return to the founders' vision, an untested self-image, a party retaken from within. Each piece takes the hopeful version seriously, tests it against a real case, and closes the door. No fixes offered, just an honest account of why it doesn't open.

The Escape Hatches Are All Painted On

Switch electoral systems, restore the Founders' actual vision, or take the party back from the inside. All three get tried on for size in this piece. None of them fit, and the reasons are worth understanding in detail rather than taking on faith.