Trump promises to restore an America that no longer exists. But the America he wants to recover was built for a different economy, a different technology, a different world, and a different strategic environment. Trying to resurrect it means dismantling institutions designed for the world we actually inhabit. Donald Trump is fighting a war against […]
Hold Fast: Navigating the Ballot is a voter guide series built for Americans who want clear, practical context about power, democracy, institutions, and America’s place in the world, from a national security perspective. Each installment will take on one consequential aspect of national security and the part it plays in the heath and resilience of […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES DEREK TRAN FOR CALIFORNIA 45TH 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. Derek Tran for California 45th congressional district. Derek Tran represents California’s Forty-Fifth Congressional District and currently serves in […]
By Steven A. Cash Photo: www.taylortailored.co.uk For decades, congressional oversight of national security relied on accommodation and trust. If the Executive no longer honors either, Congress must stop asking for access and start exercising the constitutional authority it already possesses. Fifteen years ago, former U.S. Naval Academy professor and General Counsel for the Senate Select […]
National security is about far more than war. It is the strength of the institutions, laws, alliances, expertise, technology, and democratic norms that protect Americans—and voters should know how to judge whether the people seeking power understand that. This election season, the choices on the ballot will shape how America protects its democracy, confronts threats […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES BRAD SHERMAN FOR CALIFORNIA’S 32ND 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. Brad Sherman for California’s 32nd Congressional District. Brad Sherman represents California’s 32nd Congressional District in the U.S. House […]
Host John Sipher sits down with his former CIA colleague Glenn Chafetz, now Director of the 2430 Group, a nonprofit focused on state-sponsored espionage against the economy. Chafetz explains how technology has transformed espionage — from the days of clandestine meetings in parking garages where “if you didn’t get caught red-handed, you didn’t get caught,” […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES TED LIEU FOR CALIFORNIA 36TH 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 Ted Lieu for California 36th congressional district. Ted Lieu represents California’s Thirty-Sixth Congressional District and is currently serving his […]
DATE-TIME GROUP: 161800ZAUG26. FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP 28: THE FREDONIA PROJECT – PROMINENT KENTUCKY SENATOR, OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND ANTI-VAXXER CALLS OUT ANTHONY FAUCI SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL […]