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TREASON IN TWO FORMS: What the Mark Kelly Episode Reveals About Accountability in American Democracy
America has always treated treason as the gravest possible offense against the republic. But in the modern political environment, a dangerous confusion has taken root: the belief that unless someone appears in court in handcuffs and a prosecutor utters the literal word treason, then no betrayal has occurred.
This belief is not only false — it is how republics die.
lhpgop
Nov 26, 20255 min read


Copy of “The Future of World Trade Isn’t About China’s Ships — It’s About What China Will Have Left to Ship.”
But this narrative has one fatal flaw:
It assumes China will always have goods worth shipping — and that America will always need China’s ships to receive them.
The reality is very different, and the numbers tell a far more sobering story for Beijing.
lhpgop
Nov 24, 20253 min read


Can Unions Recapture the Golden Age and Save Trump’s New Industrial America?
Economists estimate the U.S. is short over 650,000 construction and skilled trade workers, a number projected to grow as reshoring accelerates.^9
Unions Are Uniquely Positioned to Fill the Gap
Trade unions—if reformed—could:
Train tens of thousands of workers rapidly
Provide structured apprenticeships
Offer healthcare and retirement benefits without federal expansion
Rebuild America’s eroded middle class
Revitalize post-industrial cities through dignified w
lhpgop
Nov 22, 20256 min read


DENIABLE PLAUSABILITY.
This article explores the conspiracy theory—explicitly labeled as such—that Nick Fuentes may have served, knowingly or not, as a deep-state-friendly amplifier, a “talking head” whose rise benefited all the right actors and damaged all the right political movements.
Not a claim.A narrative.A theory.A look into why some believe his ascent wasn’t entirely “organic.”
lhpgop
Nov 20, 20255 min read


The Restless Generation: St. Augustine’s City of God and the Search for Meaning in a Confused Age
Augustine never asked his readers to withdraw from the world. Christians, he wrote, must live as “resident aliens,” working for the peace of the earthly city while belonging to the heavenly one. This dual citizenship requires discernment: to engage without surrender, to love without idolizing.
lhpgop
Nov 14, 20259 min read


When Duty Collides with Conviction: Why Trump Rebuked the Absentee Air Traffic Controllers
Trump’s rebuke of absentee air traffic controllers was blunt, divisive, and politically risky — but it was also revealing.It exposed a tension at the heart of American civic life: between self and service, belief and obligation, individual discomfort and public safety.
lhpgop
Nov 11, 20253 min read


“The Mamdhani Moment: Realpolitik, Machiavelli, and the Fragile Future of the American City-State.”
If managed with quiet precision, the crisis can reaffirm the resilience of American federalism. The true measure of strength is not in silencing dissenting cities, but in proving that the Constitution still governs them.
lhpgop
Nov 5, 20255 min read


THE CASE TO EXPOSE COVID TYRANNY. DOES 1-2 V. HORCHUL IS GOING TO SCOTUS?
Employers argued that allowing unvaccinated religious objectors would cause an undue hardship by endangering patients.
If the underlying assumption—“vaccination prevents spread”—is disproven, the hardship becomes speculative rather than substantial.
Under Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. 447 (2023), a hardship must be “substantial in the context of the employer’s business.”
Evidence that vaccinated and unvaccinated staff transmitted equally would significantly weaken that defense and
lhpgop
Oct 30, 20255 min read


AIPAC and the Boundaries of American Influence: Balancing Foreign Policy Advocacy and National Sovereignty
Redefine “Agency” Under FARA
Modernize the definition to include entities that coordinate, consult, or receive material benefit from a foreign government, political party, or state-linked enterprise.
Include “material benefit” such as shared data, travel sponsorships, legislative briefings, or donor targeting enabled by foreign diplomats.
Effect: closes the loophole allowing groups to claim independence because no written directive exists.
lhpgop
Oct 17, 20256 min read


CAN TRUMP UNIFY A SPLINTERED REPUBLICAN PARTY.. AND DOES HE WANT TO?
Over the last decade the Republican Party has stopped behaving like a single organization.What we call “the GOP” is now a coalition of overlapping tribes that share branding and ballot lines, but not a common direction.
lhpgop
Oct 14, 20254 min read


Peru in Freefall: Impeachment, Foreign Gangs, and the Quiet Consolidation of Chinese Power
When extraction zones are violent, Western firms/insurers often retreat. When Congress has de-tooled prosecutors and judges, environmental and labor enforcement collapses. When ports and offtake logistics are Chinese-controlled, supply chains can continue to function even under degraded governance. The net effect is a playing field that increasingly favors PRC-linked SOEs and their partners.
lhpgop
Oct 12, 20257 min read


TRUMP VS. THE ROGUE MILITARY
Nearly 500 retired generals, admirals, and intelligence chiefs signed public letters in 2020 endorsing Joe Biden over Trump. Within the ranks, a new promotion track rooted in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) philosophy rewarded ideological conformity over combat readiness. This paper examines how these dynamics converged to create a politicized military establishment, assesses the strategic consequences abroad, and proposes a corrective path for Trump to restore the arm
lhpgop
Sep 30, 20253 min read


DISNEY AND JIMMY KIMMEL'S FIRST AMENDMENT FARCE
By backing Jimmy Kimmel against affiliates and a broad swath of the viewing public, Disney has transformed a PR embarrassment into a full-scale business liability. The company faces subscriber revolt, affiliate boycotts, and shareholder impatience — all of which threaten to accelerate its financial decline.
lhpgop
Sep 23, 20256 min read


THE US IS CALLING FOR LAW AND ORDER..IS ANYONE ANSWERING?
The justice system’s credibility can only be rebuilt through strength and resolve. Federal and state prosecutors must treat political murder, trans terrorism, and organized terror not as common crimes but as existential threats.
lhpgop
Sep 17, 20254 min read


Shocker: Democrats Are ALREADY Filling Their Diapers Over Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House
In the esteemed chambers of the House of Representatives, a new era has begun with the election of Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker of the...

Rich Washburn
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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