@misc{the-american-empire-was-never-a-democracy,
  title = {The American Empire was Never a Democracy},
  author = {Siddhartha Harsh Wardhan},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-09-20},
  url = {https://independentobserver.org/library/documents/the-american-empire-was-never-a-democracy/},
  note = {Author working paper. Author-controlled source · selected public synopsis. Citation describes the public author record.}
}