THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES NANCY LACORE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Nancy Lacore is running to represent South Carolina’s […]
Host Lauren Anderson sits down with Ambassador Nina Hachigian, founder and CEO of the Alliance for Local Leaders International, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and connecting mayors and governors globally to solve shared challenges. Drawing from her recent Foreign Affairs article, “The Autocrats’ Worst Enemy,” Hachigian explains why mayors are the most trusted level of […]
I spent 41 years serving the Intelligence Community. One year ago, my security clearance was revoked by an X post. I received no warning, no interview, no specific allegation and no explanation. I still don’t know what I supposedly did wrong. But I now understand what the purge was designed to accomplish: not simply to […]
The Steady State THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES MARK WARNER FOR SENATE WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Sen. Mark Warner for Senate. Mark Warner represents Virginia in the United States Senate and has built one of […]
America’s strength depends on more than presidents and military power. It depends on expertise, institutions, alliances, oversight, elections, and citizens willing to defend them. Civic courage becomes a form of national defense. The Steady State continues to focus this week on the deliberate conversion of American strength into political power for the few by intentionally […]
PDF VERSION AVAILABLE HERE For Immediate Release: August 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials on August 21 transmitted a formal criminal referral to the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, the Federal […]
The United Nations headquarters in Baghdad Aug. 19, 2003, – by TOPSHOT The American military’s extraordinary public trust rests on a simple promise: allegiance to the Constitution. But what happens when professional loyalty, institutional interests, and political pressure collide with what an officer knows to be true? I learned the cost of that question in […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES CARMELA CONROY FOR WASHINGTON’S 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Carmela Conroy for Washington’s 5th Congressional District. Carmela Conroy is running to represent Washington’s Fifth Congressional District after a […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES JIM HIMES FOR CONNECTICUT’S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Hon. Jim Himes for Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. Jim Himes represents Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District and has built a […]