St. Louis Must Invest in Children, Not Managed Decline
St. Louis Public Schools’ consolidation proposal should be understood as more than a school facilities…
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The United States Is Not Running Out of Missiles. It Is Running Out of Excuses.
President Trump wants more weapons, faster. After months of military escalation in the Middle East,…
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Birthright Citizenship Reaches the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is once again being asked a question that should have been settled…
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PEP Goes to Washington
Mary Ann McGivern and I have returned from Washington replete with new insights into the…
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The War Department: What’s in a Name?
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth like the name Department of War (DoW). It's…
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Congress Must Act Now: Escalation with Iran Risks War and Americans Will Pay the Price
The latest exchange between U.S. and Iranian forces in and around the Strait of Hormuz…
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Security for Whom? The Hidden Hunger Behind Budget Cuts
There is a moment, quiet and almost invisible, when a person stands in a grocery…
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The Most Dangerous Threat Isn’t China. It’s Us.
A growing number of foreign policy analysts are beginning to say something that U.S. leaders…
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Weekly Brief March 3: Domestic Militarization Watch
March 3, 2026 🚩Blind Refugee Abandoned by Border Patrol Dies in Buffalo, Leaders Call for…
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Weekly Brief Feb. 24: Domestic Militarization Watch
February 24, 2026 🛑DHS Shutdown Enters Week Two, Confusion Remains on TSA Impacts The partial…