I retired from the federal workforce after 36 years of service, years filled with opportunity, growth, and a career that exceeded anything I could have imagined when first wondering what path my life would take. I planned for retirement, saved, and invested, hoping to spend these years enjoying the rewards of hard work—my “golden years.” […]
The ongoing war in Sudan has displaced millions. (Photo by Safal Karki on Unsplash) During the 2024 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump boasted that, if elected, he would bring an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war even before he took office, and on more than one occasion said that he would end it within 24 hours […]
By Steven Cash The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act—better known as RICO—was written for mobsters, not presidents. Passed in 1970 to dismantle organized crime, it gave prosecutors, and even private citizens, a way to take down enterprises that abused organizational power for private gain. RICO is not about who wears the wide pinstripe suit […]
It was encouraging to hear the founder and CEO of a West Virginia solar installation company tell a small group of people interested in residential and commercial solar recently that solar power has become the cheapest and fastest way to meet increased energy demand. Solar can be deployed relatively quickly to meet the anticipated increase […]
Welcome to “National Security for the Dinner Table,” The Steady State’s new series that aims to break down complex national security issues with direct implications for our lives and wellbeing into clear, relevant facts and observations to assist American individuals and families in formulating opinions and decisions. Following the Administration’s high-level visit by a Taiwanese […]
According to CNN reporting, the Department of Defense Inspector General has evidence that Secretary of Defense, Peter Hegseth posted information taken from a document marked Secret/NOFORN to a Signal “group chat” in March. At the time of this incident, Hegseth claimed the information in the chat was unclassified. The fact that Hegseth was using Signal […]
Welcome to “The Steady State Deep Dive,” a Podcast series addressing vital domestic, regional and global security issues including rule of law, free and fair elections, political civility and transparent policy-making based on facts and sound analysis. This AI -generated Podcast is based on the following post written by Mark Goodman and published by The […]
Welcome to “The Steady State Deep Dive,” a Podcast series addressing vital domestic, regional and global security issues including rule of law, free and fair elections, political civility and transparent policymaking based on facts and sound analysis. This AI -generated Podcast is based on the following post by The Steady State published on Substack on […]
Tulsi Gabbard stands out in the lengthy list of staggeringly unqualified cabinet appointees as she corrupts the Intelligence Community she leads. She has reinvented herself so many times in her career it is hard to say who she is. She seemingly has no core values other than to ingratiate herself to the President. The latest […]
KGB Headquarters, Lubyanka, Moscow Which is more damaging to the health of America’s body politic: false information emanating from Russia that pollutes our social media —poisoning American minds — or our home-grown variety? Increasingly, it’s becoming more difficult to tell the difference. A fundamental history lesson that is drilled into every U.S. intelligence analyst — […]