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Why the Old Guard Republicans Are Against MAGA Restitution
f both parties defend the same systems during moments of political conflict, voters naturally begin to question whether genuine opposition still exists inside the establishment structure.
lhpgop
2 days ago3 min read


SPOTLIGHT ON MALI. Terror, Dependency, and the Legacy of French Withdrawal
Today Mali stands exhausted between competing failures:failed modernization,failed counterterrorism,failed regional stabilization,and failed post-colonial transition.
lhpgop
4 days ago4 min read


Who Is the U.S. Talking To?The Questions Behind the Iran Peace Talks
One of the more overlooked possibilities is that the Trump administration may not actually be pursuing outright regime collapse.
lhpgop
May 113 min read


What Happens to Germany When America Stays—But Pulls Back?
Germany may discover that America’s partial pullback is politically more uncomfortable than a full departure.
lhpgop
May 13 min read


Hormuz Update: Pressure, Perception, and the Real Chokepoint
Restore flow too broadly and leverage may dissipate before the central dispute is addressed. Maintain maximum pressure indefinitely and coalition cohesion, domestic economic tolerance, and global energy stability may erode.
lhpgop
Apr 273 min read


FLORIDA REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL SCORECARD.
Viewed through this framework, the most striking observation is that none of the three campaigns are yet fully optimized for Independents or for Republicans who do not identify strongly with either major factional label.
lhpgop
Apr 205 min read


MICHIGAN IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW. #FAFO
The United States has long insisted—correctly—that both access to the ballot and the integrity of the ballot are essential to a functioning democracy. These are not competing values. They are mutually reinforcing.
lhpgop
Apr 204 min read


CITIZEN TRUMP. WHY TAX THE RICH? OR ANYONE AT ALL?
An economy that produces more domestically, captures more value externally, and leverages national assets more effectively begins to loosen its dependence on taxing internal productivity.
lhpgop
Apr 166 min read


Hungary Is Not a Harbinger: Why Orbán’s Loss Doesn’t Predict a U.S. Democratic Wave
If Hungary offers any lesson for American observers, it is not that populism has been rejected, but that populist governance must eventually confront the cumulative effects of time in power.
lhpgop
Apr 134 min read


Fear of an AI Planet: What Will Humanity Do With All Its Free Time?
For generations, identity has been tied to occupation. The question “What do you do?” has served as shorthand for purpose and place.
lhpgop
Mar 306 min read


A Scholar’s Guide to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
it remains alive not because its language changes, but because the human problems it addresses do not disappear.
lhpgop
Mar 2316 min read


The Five-Day Strait: Deadlines, Deterrence, and the Illusion of Control in Hormuz
The most plausible answer is that it prepares the operational and political conditions for subsequent action.
lhpgop
Mar 233 min read


Nixon’s Iran Policy — Is It Still Relevant?
Few American presidents thought about the Middle East as strategically as Richard Nixon. Long before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Nixon viewed Iran as the central geopolitical pivot of the Persian Gulf.
lhpgop
Mar 114 min read


Power, Credibility, and the Cost of Public Office: The Fall of Kristi Noem
he Noem controversy illustrates how quickly reputations can collapse when oversight reveals questionable decisions.
lhpgop
Mar 54 min read


We Surrender… and Fight On. Explaining the Duality of Iran’s Military
The Islamic Republic was designed not merely to wage war but to survive political shocks, including military defeat
lhpgop
Mar 45 min read


America First in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The American system of federalism further complicates the matter. Utility regulation, environmental review, water rights, and zoning authority are distributed across federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Requiring AI firms to construct generation capacity respects this layered authority rather than overriding it.
lhpgop
Feb 254 min read


THE DEATH OF EL MENCHO
A pre-dawn operation by Army special forces + National Guard, with airborne surveillance/support and U.S. intelligence assistance for confirmation/overwatch, attempted to capture him.
lhpgop
Feb 244 min read


Let’s Get Rid of the Billionaires… But Which Ones?
The modern call to eliminate billionaires reflects an underlying anxiety about the direction of contemporary civilization. Yet the problem is not simply the existence of great wealth. It is the cultural and economic order that produces particular forms of wealth and rewards particular forms of human activity.
lhpgop
Feb 235 min read


The Veterans Compact Under Strain: What the VA Disability Controversy Reveals About America’s Promise to Its Service Members
A sustainable veterans policy must therefore balance fiscal responsibility with moral obligation, administrative order with individual justice, and functional assessment with recognition of permanent sacrifice.
lhpgop
Feb 228 min read


Why So Many Young Men Follow Online Influencers Today or “Why so many guys are lowkey obsessed with influencers rn”
The popularity of these figures reflects a larger social reality: many young men are searching for guidance about success, identity, and purpose.
Traditional sources of direction — community institutions, stable career paths, and clear social expectations — have weakened.
lhpgop
Feb 166 min read
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