“Among the most enduring lessons of World War II was the necessity of coherent, integrated, and apolitical decision-making in matters of national security. … The architects of America’s postwar order…understood that winning the peace required no less. The National Security Act was their answer…When functioning as intended, the system created by the 1947 Act could […]
DATE-TIME GROUP: 301800ZJUNE25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP: U.S. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (23-29 JUNE 2025) SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SERIES, DESIGNATED “THE […]
The word “partisan” has become a bad word. It also does not make sense anymore. It clouds our arguments, and blinds us to reality. And, if “partisan” makes no sense, then “non-partisan” and “bipartisan” begin to lose meaning. Why? Because we are in a “post-partisan” America. Originating as a military term denoting irregular forces often […]
Among the most enduring lessons of World War II was the necessity of coherent, integrated, and apolitical decision-making in matters of national security. Victory in that war had required the coordination of diplomacy, military power, industrial capacity, intelligence, and public will. The architects of America’s postwar order—men like George Marshall, Dean Acheson, and Harry Truman—understood […]
(Plaque at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.) Substitute the words “undocumented immigrants” for “socialists,” and you can see where this is going. “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I […]
I came to my affinity for “ The West Wing” (NBC 1999-2006) later than most. I only began watching after the series had ended, at the urging of a friend, who couldn’t believe I loved “Alias” (I was a CIA analyst; of course, I loved Alias!) but wouldn’t watch what he called “the best show […]
Millions of Americans have been persuaded that accepting people from other countries into American life is a bad thing. This view seems to be based mostly on emotional grounds, rather than evidentiary ones. Immigrants are thought to be – variously – criminals, under-educated, unwilling to become like “us.” They supposedly take “American” jobs, unfairly reap […]
U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have ignited intense global debate in the media, with conflicting claims about the extent of destruction and its effect on Iran’s nuclear program. In the chaos of speculation and analysis, an unsettling narrative that the media has overlooked has emerged: the U.S. president’s cryptic remarks suggesting a possibility of […]
Steady State Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2025 Letter to Congress: Exercise of Congressional War Powers Authority 290 Senior National Security Veterans Call on Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Steady State, a nonpartisan network of more than 290 national security professionals, today transmitted a letter to Members of the U.S. Senate and House […]
Searching for the Trigger explores how President Trump is laying the groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act to justify deploying military force inside the United States. Following the unprecedented federalization of California’s National Guard without state consent, and with a looming interagency plan to embed military support in domestic policing due by July 27, the […]