Congressional shadow hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Deadly Assault on Minnesota reflects a moment of reckoning for the president’s draconian immigration policies and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) assault on civil rights and liberties. The nation has seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s killing of Renée Good, a U.S. citizen and protestor exercising […]
There are four classical elements of national strategic power: Military, diplomatic, economic, and informational. In all four, the US is losing ground in the second Trump administration. There is a fifth element worthy of consideration, Reputational, which I will also address. From the perspectives of our near-peer adversaries, China and Russia, the current White House […]
In this episode, Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges speaks with host John Sipher, warning against improper use of the U.S. military, its impact on U.S. defense and our allies’ growing distrust. Available anywhere you listen to Podcasts ! Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior […]
Most Americans have never heard of the National Defense Strategy. That isn’t an accident. It’s long. It’s technical. It’s buried in government websites. And it almost never gets explained in plain English. But here’s the reality: this document will shape how safe the United States is five, ten, and twenty years from now — long […]
In this episode, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and expert in fascism and authoritarian leaders, speaks with host Jim Lawler about the threats from authoritarianism in the United States and what can be done to push back on this rising tide. Available anywhere you listen to Podcasts. Powered by WPeMatico
Created by Vilkasss, Pixabay The Trump administration has undertaken a wholesale effort to gut America’s soft power, from huge budget cuts to bullying most countries around the world. One of the most insidious actions has been the brutal crack-down on immigration, including attempting to end birth-right citizenship. While these actions have major impacts domestically, a […]
CIA FACTBOOK 2025-2026 ————————————————————————DJT FACTBOOK 2026-??? On February 5, 2026, the Central Intelligence Agency website announced that The World Facebook would no longer be published. (The phrase used was actually “…The World Factbook, has sunset” which could have encouraged the inference that stopping publication was a natural phenomenon, not actually something done by one of […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the focus of news stories, Congressional funding and shut-down negotiations. Just what are the many components and responsibilities of DHS? Steven A. Cash served as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office before joining the CIA in 1994 as Assistant General counsel and subsequently serving as an […]
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The question “what can I do?” in response to Trump’s efforts to establish his autocratic rule is frequently asked these days…except by the people we deem to have the power by virtue of their jobs to enact laws and guardrails to protect our democracy; those holding elected, financial, or professional positions and the leverage to […]