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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.
The Intelligence Community Has a Consumer Problem
America’s spies can collect the truth, analyze the risks, and warn of the consequences. But they cannot force a president to listen.
Is Putin Winning Without Firing a Shot?
The Kremlin never needed Americans to love Russia. It only needed them to distrust democracy, despise institutions, and turn against one another.
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Democracy Sitrep | June 2026
The Weekly: The Republic Doesn’t Save Itself
The Constitution is only as strong as the people—and institutions—willing to defend it.
Tulsi’s Final Intelligence Failure
When truth and propaganda can occupy the same briefing


