EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn 2025, U.S. policy and operations shifted in troubling ways: a string of kinetic strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels replaced, in several reported cases, the longstanding law-enforcement approach led by the U.S. Coast Guard. The public record and investigative reporting indicate precision missiles (reported to be Hellfire or similar) were used in some strikes;Continue reading “ISSUE #16: Sea of Consequences — The Cost, Law, and Morality of Striking Suspected Narco-Boats”
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ISSUE #15: THE REPUBLIC AT A CROSSROADS
THE REPUBLIC AT A CROSSROADS A Special Report on Project 2025, Modern Retaliatory Politics, and the Echoes of HistoryBy Nathanial JonesPublished November 20, 2025 Prologue: The Measure of a Moment There are moments in the life of a nation when the horizon darkens, not suddenly, but gradually, as if a storm gathers behind the distantContinue reading “ISSUE #15: THE REPUBLIC AT A CROSSROADS”
SPECIAL ISSUE #1: Echoes of the Past: January 6th, the Historical Tapestry of Political Disruption, and the Enduring Fragility of Democracy
Echoes of the Past: January 6th, the Historical Tapestry of Political Disruption, and the Enduring Fragility of Democracy The events of January 6, 2021, etched themselves into the American narrative as a day of profound crisis, transcending a mere political protest. The assault on the U.S. Capitol, an organized attempt to overturn the legitimate resultsContinue reading “SPECIAL ISSUE #1: Echoes of the Past: January 6th, the Historical Tapestry of Political Disruption, and the Enduring Fragility of Democracy”
