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.”
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Republicans and Democrats both have weakened the institutions that connect citizens to government—and democracy cannot function without them.
A former U.S. diplomat who observed elections in Afghanistan, Haiti, Guatemala, and Colombia explains why the warning signs she’s spent a lifetime recognizing now feel uncomfortably familiar.
A retired Army officer reflects on what America’s 250th birthday should remind us about patriotism, constitutional duty, and the oath that outlasts every president.
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.
The gradual erosion—and possible renewal—of American democracy
Democracy Isn’t a Thing We Have. It’s a Thing We Do.
