Power, Systems, and the Structure of Modern Influence.

Books and research on how individuals, institutions, and networks shape contemporary social and political systems.

I, System
AI Describes Its Power, Its Limits, and the Civilization That Built It

Coming September 1, 2026


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I, System examines the widespread attribution of agency to fluent AI systems and argues that this conceptual error distorts governance by obscuring where responsibility actually belongs: with the human institutions and actors that design, deploy, and rely on these systems. A free Reader's Guide is available.

"The book lays out a clear argument, and its short sections make difficult ideas easier to understand… The book is strongest when it explains that AI can influence decisions without actually making them… Professionals, educators, leaders, and AI users will find it worth reading."
— BlueInk Review

Legitimate Distrust
Why Conspiracy Theories Grow When Institutions Fail

Book Two of The Collapse of Trust 

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What if conspiracy belief isn't irrational — but a rational response to institutions that no longer explain themselves? Legitimate Distrust argues that suspicion isn't paranoia. It's adaptation — a signal of institutional failure, not individual defect.

Building on The Allegiance Paradox, this second volume asks what the rise of distrust reveals about the fractures beneath civic life.

"Compelling and certainly timely... a challenging, relevant, and thoughtful read." — Kirkus Reviews

The Allegiance Paradox
Beyond the Law: How Ethical Erosion and Policy Drift Undermine American Citizenship

Book One of The Collapse of Trust

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The Allegiance Paradox examines how American citizenship has shifted from civic commitment to fragmented, transactional status — and what that erosion means for democratic trust.

Book one of The Collapse of Trusts series, a four-volume investigation into how institutional belief breaks down and what it takes to rebuild it.

“With clarity and power, Saviano presents citizenship as the moral bedrock of democracy—a thoughtful, reform-minded consideration that moves beyond political binaries. Not anti-immigrant but rather pro-citizen.” BookLife Review (a Publishers Weekly partner)