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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.
Attacks on journalists are teaching Americans to stop defending democracy’s first line of accountability.
What do Russia, attacks on expertise, and scapegoating minorities have in common?
When a military organization stops feeling like home, it starts losing the very people it needs most.
America’s spies can collect the truth, analyze the risks, and warn of the consequences. But they cannot force a president to listen.
The Kremlin never needed Americans to love Russia. It only needed them to distrust democracy, despise institutions, and turn against one another.


