THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES RICHARD OJEDA FOR NORTH CAROLINA’S 9TH 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 Major (Ret) Richard Ojeda for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Richard Ojeda is running for Congress in North […]
Democratic erosion rarely begins with the abolition of elections or the arrival of tanks. It begins when citizens start accepting the idea that real power belongs to individuals rather than institutions—and that challenging that power comes at a price. Recent events in Paraguay should concern anyone who cares about democracy. And Americans should pay particular […]
Hosts Lauren Anderson and Peter Mina sit down with Donna Hughes-Brown, a British-born lawful permanent resident who has lived in the United States for nearly 50 years, and her husband Jim Brown, a Navy corpsman who served 20 years including Desert Storm. In July 2025, returning from Ireland through Chicago O’Hare, Donna was detained by […]
THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES JAMES MARTIN FOR FLORIDA’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 James Martin for Florida’s 21st Congressional District. James Martin is running for Congress in Florida’s 21st District. A fourth-generation […]
Twenty-five years after Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered because of how he looked, a federal agency should understand the power of its words, the stereotypes they can reinforce and the divisiveness they ignite. On September 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi was helping a landscaper plant flowers around his gas station in Mesa, Arizona, a tribute […]
Anyone can claim to be a strong leader. Crisis tells us who actually is. The Iran conflict is exposing the consequences of leadership without the character, competence, and humility required when the stakes could not be higher. It has been said that good leaders flourish in times of crisis. In fact, and from personal hard-won […]
The institutions of constitutional government were built through generations of crisis, reform, and public service. Their endurance depends on whether Americans continue to value the principles behind them. Our national-security and democratic institutions were not inevitable. They were built by people who recognized problems, learned from failures, argued across political lines, valued and evaluated professional […]
The legal barriers are substantial. The harder question is whether those barriers would be respected if a president ordered troops toward the polls. When Donald Trump closed the Republican Midterm Convention by exhorting his followers to “cheat like hell” in the upcoming election, it is hard to tell what exactly he had in mind. One […]
International border follows forest ridgeline between the USA and Canada Why is Washington picking a fight with Canada? Before accepting the idea that our northern neighbor is ripping us off or threatening us, Americans should look at what Canada actually contributes to our economy, security, and daily lives. As the son of a Newfoundland-born mother […]