I’ve spent 30 years watching democracies struggle to hold free elections. The warning signs I once saw overseas are becoming visible in the United States—and protecting the vote now requires ordinary citizens to act before Election Day. . Imagine a regime so paranoid about what it would face from opposition scrutiny that it begins to […]
A burial of a fallen soldier in the quiet of Arlington Cemetery As America celebrates 250 years of independence, the greatest act of patriotism isn’t waving the flag—it’s defending the Constitution, honoring those who sacrificed for it, and remembering that loyalty belongs to the republic, not to any political leader. Our country celebrates 250 years […]
By Max Estevao A new book, Common Sense: Take 2, A Call to Renew Democracy, contends that the United States is confronting not simply a political crisis but a deeper crisis of democratic capacity. Written by Russ Travers, a career public servant across multiple administrations who retired as Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, […]
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, the greatest threat to liberty does not come from a distant king but from the growing acceptance of authoritarianism at home. Fidelity to constitutional democracy—not loyalty to any individual—is the true test of patriotism in our time. With attribution and apologies to Thomas Jefferson WHEN IN THE COURSE OF […]
America’s original robber barons were not defeated—they evolved. Today’s technology oligarchs wield economic and political power on a scale their predecessors could scarcely imagine, aided by a government and judiciary increasingly willing to accommodate concentrated wealth rather than restrain it. A broad historical pattern emerges when we look at the disruptive, in ways both good […]
July 1, 2026 The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Dick Durbin Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Subject: Opposition to the Nomination of Todd Blanche to Serve as […]
By Adam Wasserman A new book, Common Sense: Take 2, A Call to Renew Democracy, contends that the United States is confronting not simply a political crisis but a deeper crisis of democratic capacity. Written by Russ Travers, a career public servant across multiple administrations who retired as Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, […]