The 400+ members of the Steady State are former national security and intelligence officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
They continue to promote democracy, rule of law, and national security based on the values shared by most Americans.
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The Weekly: The Republic Doesn’t Save Itself
The Constitution is only as strong as the people—and institutions—willing to defend it.
Birthright Is America’s Strategic Advantage
The fight over the Fourteenth Amendment is about more than immigration—it’s about whether America abandons a democratic principle that has long strengthened its security and leadership.
Tulsi’s Final Intelligence Failure
When truth and propaganda can occupy the same briefing
The Termites of Authoritarianism
A quiet war on truth, expertise, and critical thinking.
Lawsuit Seeks DHS Records on Tracking of Americans’ First Amendment Activity
For immediate release: June 25, 2026
When Questions Become Enemies
Attacks on journalists are teaching Americans to stop defending democracy’s first line of accountability.
