A former CIA analyst and NSC director on the weaponization of the DNI, the decapitation of the NSC, and why dissent is no longer tolerated. Host Bree Fram, a retired Space Force colonel, sits down with Julia Curlee, a former CIA analyst with 25 years of experience who served as an National Security Council (NSC) […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES JIM COSTA FOR CALIFORNIA’S 21ST 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 Costa for California’s 21st Congressional District. Jim Costa represents California’s Twenty-First Congressional District, which includes parts of […]
Behind the slogans lies a consistent strategy: create an enemy, discredit independent institutions, suppress dissent, concentrate authority in one office. The debate is ultimately over whether constitutional limits still matter. The political landscape in the United States has always been marked by diverse ideologies and philosophies. In recent years, the rise of the Make America […]
It is easy to catalogue what is going wrong. It is harder—and more important—to decide what we will do about it. This week The Steady State moves from political exhaustion and attacks on expertise to elections, public service, and the enduring responsibility of citizens to defend constitutional government. Democracy survives not because its institutions are […]
By: Author’s Name Withheld From school shootings to climate change, racial justice, and reproductive rights, Gen Z has repeatedly answered the call. The real challenge today isn’t motivating a generation to engage; it’s giving them a reason to believe engagement still matters. There is a different kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES CORY BOOKER 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. Cory Booker for Senate. Cory Booker represents New Jersey in the United States Senate and has served since winning a special […]
Address to the Nation, July 16, 2026 The Trump Administration is not simply arguing for tougher election rules. It is constructing a national security rationale for federal control over election administration—using intelligence products that appear to have bypassed the professional analytical process designed to prevent politicization. Three weeks after President Trump’s July 16 address on […]
CABLE ID: 2026-0805-FRED/WASH/SITREP-028 DATE-TIME GROUP: 061800ZAUGUST2026. FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP 28 : FREDONIA PROJECT” – OBSERVATIONAL DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA IN CRISIS AUGUST 6 2026 SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES LOU CORREA FOR CALIFORNIA’S 46TH 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 Lou Correa for California’s 46th Congressional District. Lou Correa represents California’s 46th Congressional District, including Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange, […]