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The International Rules-Based Order is NOT “Cloud Castle Thinking”
The Steady State | by Harry Hannah
Epic Fury: Our Own-But-Not-The-First “Pearl Harbor”: Will We Never Learn?
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
Intelligence First. War Second. What Justified the U.S. Attack on Iran, and What Comes Next?
The Steady State | by Jonathan M. Winer
Unlike George Washington, Trump Lies Easily. Which Matters How?
The Steady State | by Margaret Henoch
Judicial Constraint of President’s Security Clearance Authority Affirmed
The Steady State | by J. William Leonard
The Evolution of War Powers: Congress, Presidents and Military Action
The Steady State | By Thomas E. McNamara
America After Trump: The Exhausted Majority’s Mission is to Build Back Better.
The Steady State | By Charles A. Ray
Loyalty in Crisis: Civil-Military Tensions in the Second Trump Presidency
The Steady State | byLt. Col (ret) Robert Bruce Adolph and Lt. Col. (ret) Benjamin Ray Lawton as published in Small Wars Journal in June 2025
Should the military be expected to have to say "no" to civilian authority?
Charles A. Ray | February 20, 2026
Jeremy Carl and the Road to Munich
The Steady State | By Adam Wasserman. February 19, 2026