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Join 450+ former national security and intelligence officials as they break down today's most complex issues. Bound by a shared oath to defend the Constitution, The Steady State provides the expert commentary you need to navigate uncertain times.

The Steady State 6/21/26 The Steady State 6/21/26

"The Bob Mueller Standard"

In the Words of His Colleagues

Michael Eiland 6/20/26 Michael Eiland 6/20/26

Fascism Is as Fascism Does

How the Administrative State Became an Enemy Class

Brian Naranjo 6/19/26 Brian Naranjo 6/19/26

Barrels, Ballots and now Bullets

Venezuela in the continuing U.S. embrace

Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez 6/17/26 Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez 6/17/26

Common Sense, Take 2: The Why Before the How- Equality of Opportunity

Who Belongs in America?

Bree Fram 6/17/26 Bree Fram 6/17/26

The Price of Pride

When a military organization stops feeling like home, it starts losing the very people it needs most.

Mark A. Fowler 6/16/26 Mark A. Fowler 6/16/26

The Intelligence Community Has a Consumer Problem

America’s spies can collect the truth, analyze the risks, and warn of the consequences. But they cannot force a president to listen.

Steven Cash 6/15/26 Steven Cash 6/15/26

Is Putin Winning Without Firing a Shot?

The Kremlin never needed Americans to love Russia. It only needed them to distrust democracy, despise institutions, and turn against one another.

Annie Pforzheimer 6/13/26 Annie Pforzheimer 6/13/26

It’s a Free Country … Isn’t It?

One emigrated from Russia in 2013 as a teenager. One spent three decades serving the United States. Both are asking the same unsettling question: Is it still a free country?