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Dr. Wilbur Brower
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🇺🇸 U.S. Air Force Veteran, Educator and published Author.📝 My newsletter "Fault Lines & Fallout" - unpacks the structural dysfunction in American governance. Subscribe today
Empty fields, higher prices, preventable losses.
Immigration crackdowns without reform are choking U.S. farming and raising grocery bills.
https://open.substack.com/pub/faultlinesandfallout/p/how-immigration-crackdowns-are-undermining?r=3ur8ig&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We’re living in the age of digital devotion.
Trump. QAnon. Alex Jones. Elon Musk.
Different faces, same formula — loyalty above truth.

Read Fault Lines and Fallout: https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/the-modern-cult-of-today?r=3ur8ig
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Why do people defend leaders who harm them?

Wilbur Brower examines how modern cult-like devotion — from Trump to Musk — reshapes truth, identity, and democracy.

Read Fault Lines and Fallout:
The Modern Cult of Today
Why millions still follow political leaders who harm them
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October 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Who gets to play America’s “savior”? And what happens when that role comes with a blueprint to seize power?

👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/faultlinesandfallout/p/why-conservative-white-men-cast-themselves?r=3ur8ig&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump said he could fix everything in “24 hours.” Instead, he gave us tariffs, inflation, and constitutional violations.

Promises Without Power👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/faultlinesandfallout/p/what-happens-when-a-salesman-tries?r=3ur8ig&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump promised to slash prices, end wars overnight, and rule like a strongman. Instead, he delivered tariffs, inflation, and chaos.

New essay: https://open.substack.com/pub/faultlinesandfallout/p/what-happens-when-a-salesman-tries?r=3ur8ig&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Charlie Kirk’s career and tragic assassination forces us to ask: what happens when “othering” becomes a political strategy, when freedom is valued over lives lost?

📖 Read https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/echoes-of-division-charlie-kirk-turning?r=3ur8ig

#CharlieKirk #FaultLinesAndFallout
Echoes of Division: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, and America’s Turning Point
Echoes of Division: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, and America’s Turning Point
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September 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Guardrails don’t fail all at once, they’re removed, one bolt at a time.

I tracked how watchdog firings, civil-service politicization, DOJ pressure, and election “reforms” are reshaping U.S. democracy.

https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-systematically?r=3ur8ig
September 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Watchdogs fired.
Civil service politicized.
DOJ pressure.
Election rules rewritten.
Pardons for allies.

I mapped how these pieces fit together—and how to push back.

📖 Read more → https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-systematically?r=3ur8ig

#Democracy #Substack
The Trump Administration Is Systematically Eroding American Democracy
A documented look at watchdog firings, civil-service politicization, justice department pressure, election meddling, and the normalization of impunity.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
4.5 million contracts.
Promises of fairness.
A legacy of exploitation.

I wrote about the Bracero Program and how its shadow still shapes U.S. – Mexico labor and migration.

https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/arms-across-the-border-labor-exploitation?r=3ur8ig
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
America’s poorest communities often vote for policies that make them poorer. Why?

I wrote about the paradox of rural poverty and conservative politics → 
https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/why-rural-america-votes-republican?r=3ur8ig

#WilburBrower #RuralAmerica #SubstackPolitics
August 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Do you want to achieve success? This book breaks it down!

Over the years, I realized it’s not luck that determines whether someone reaches their potential, it’s Principles. Patterns. Choices repeated consistently over time.

Order today: https://amzn.to/4mEUocQ

#Author #Success #Motivation
August 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Bracero Program brought millions of Mexican workers to U.S. farms between 1942 and 1964. It promised fair wages and opportunity, but too often delivered exploitation.

Read my report here: https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/arms-across-the-border-labor-exploitation?r=3ur8ig
#LaborRights
Arms Across the Border: Labor, Exploitation, and the Roots of U.S. – Mexico Migration
The largest U.S. guest-worker experiment: how it filled wartime labor shortages, fueled exploitation, shaped migration patterns, and still haunts debates over labor rights and immigration today.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Why do some of America’s poorest, sickest, and most underserved communities consistently vote for policies that cut their safety nets?

💡See answers here: https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/why-rural-america-votes-republican?r=3ur8ig

#WilburBrower #RuralAmerica #Politics #Poverty #Substack
Why Rural America Votes Republican - Even as Poverty and Poor Health Deepen
A look at why America’s poorest, sickest, and most underserved communities consistently vote for policies that cut their safety nets.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Life has a way of sending us signals, we just have to learn how to read them. That’s why I wrote Traffic Signs on the Road of Life.

Grab your copy: https://amzn.to/4mL0Qix

Our personal and professional journeys are filled with warnings, detours, green lights, and stop signs. #LifeLessons #BookClub
August 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
They served for decades. They trained. They deployed. And just before retirement—the Pentagon showed them the door.

Keep reading → https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/broken-promises-how-the-dod-is-stripping?r=3ur8ig

#WilburBrower #Veterans #Equality #Substack #Politics
August 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Decades of service. Months from retirement.
Now—discharged with no pension 🏳️‍🌈

I break down the Pentagon’s 2025 ban on transgender service members and the damage it’s causing.

https://faultlinesandfallout.substack.com/p/broken-promises-how-the-dod-is-stripping?r=3ur8ig

#Veterans #Equality #Substack
Broken Promises: How the DoD Is Stripping LGBTQ Troops of Service, Rights, and Retirement
Near-Retirement Troops Are Being Forced Out for Who They Are
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August 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Epstein & Maxwell thrived because power, secrecy, and influence worked in their favor. I wrote about the crimes, the 2008 plea deal, the DOJ’s OPR report—and the reforms needed to protect survivors.

https://substack.com/@wilburbrower

#EpsteinCase #Substack
August 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I wrote A Little Book of Big Principles to share the timeless lessons that shaped my life & success. Small book. Big impact. 📚

Grab your copy here → https://amzn.to/40XJTs6

#SuccessMindset #BigPrinciples #PersonalGrowth
August 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔍 New newsletter drop: Fault Lines & Fallout
Tracking the collapse—and the cost—of American governance.

Weekly essays + plainspoken analysis on law, policy & power.

Subscribe for free on Substack → substack.com/@wilburbrower

#FaultLinesAndFallout #Newsletter #Justice #Democracy
August 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
👋 New here, let’s connect.

I’m Wilbur, an educator, author, and commentator on the structural cracks in American law & governance.

I publish at PWP Publishing, where I share my books, essays, and resources for educators, activists, and engaged citizens.

🌐 Explore my work: pwppublishing.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM