Trump’s Justice Department Faces Scrutiny as Internal Watchdogs Weaken
Justice Department Watchdogs Face Sharp Decline
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing growing scrutiny after internal watchdog offices responsible for investigating attorney misconduct...
Third ‘Term’ Lucky? Assessing Democratic Backsliding in Trump’s America
President Trump’s periodic mentions of attempting a third presidential run have largely been dismissed as jokes throughout the last decade. Recently, however, these instances...
Why Is the FBI Working With America’s Biggest Rivals?
For decades, the United States has viewed China and Russia as its principal strategic competitors. Successive administrations have accused both countries of cyber espionage,...
Is Trump’s Free Speech Agenda Undermining the First Amendment?
U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office pledging to restore free speech and end what he described as years of government censorship. Yet a...
America’s Lost Compass: When Middle East War Overrides U.S. Strategy
On August 2, President Donald Trump said he would halt planned U.S. strikes on Iran after Middle Eastern allies outlined the parameters of a...
To Beat a State-Capitalist Rival, Washington Became One: Inside the New Critical Minerals Race
On July 10, almost exactly a year after the Pentagon announced it was becoming the largest shareholder in MP Materials, the International Energy Agency...
In Defense of Democracy: What My Case Reveals About a Wider Danger
Democracy is not exhausted by the periodic holding of elections. It rests, above all, on the survival of the institutions that allow the will...
Washington’s Brazil Problem: The New Geopolitics of Self-DefeatÂ
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The United States has spent eighteen months applying economic, judicial, and now electoral pressure on Latin America's largest democracy, and at each step...
Is China Really Filling America’s Vacuum?
Evidence from 2026 shows that China is not simply filling the gap or staying out. Instead, China is acting strategically-getting involved where its own...
Is America’s Power Grid Ready for the AI Boom?
The United States is racing to secure global leadership in artificial intelligence, expand domestic manufacturing, electrify transportation, and modernize its economy. Yet beneath these...