Professor Jiang states that the class will analyze the past, present (geopolitics), and future to construct a more objective reality, acknowledging that they will likely fail but the process will train critical thinking.

Professor Jiang proposes a new theory of history called 'predictive history' with three components: understanding historical patterns, applying game theory, and examining religious eschatology.

Professor Jiang explains that we perceive the world through our senses, which warp reality into a structure called phenomena, or 'things that appear to us'.

Professor Jiang asserts that time and space do not exist outside of us or in reality, but are added by us to understand reality.

Professor Jiang explains that analytical models of geopolitics will be used to make predictions about the future, which will then validate the correctness of the models.

Professor Jiang states that understanding how power works will lead to liberation and freedom from manipulation.