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SAVE America Act, Part I: What It Actually Does — and What It Does Not

SAVE America Act, Part I: What It Actually Does — and What It Does Not

Restoring Public Trust in the Ballot Box: A Three-Part Guide to the SAVE America Act ACCURACY NOTE: This analyzes the version of the SAVE America Act that passed the House as an amendment to S. 1383 on February 11, 2026. Earlier SAVE Act proposals differ in many ways. Requirements

What Happened to Pride in America?

What Happened to Pride in America?

Why national pride is falling — and how mature patriotism can rebuild civic confidence America just celebrated one of the most symbolic moments in its history: the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And yet, as the country marks that milestone, national pride has reached one of its weakest points

Congress’s Unfinished Business

Congress’s Unfinished Business

Part II: The Ruling Settled the Case. It Didn’t Settle the Question. AMERICA'S CHARTER, REVISITED · PART II OF II Part I of this series laid out what the Supreme Court actually decided in Trump v. Barbara, and what the Fourteenth Amendment was actually built to do. The

Soil, Not Blood — Birthright Citizenship

Soil, Not Blood — Birthright Citizenship

Part I: What the Court Actually Ruled — and What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Actually Built to Do AMERICA'S CHARTER, REVISITED · PART I OF II This series does not argue that presidents can rewrite citizenship law by executive order. It points to the deeper constitutional and civic question — whether

The Three Ideas Civilization Keeps Rediscovering

The Three Ideas Civilization Keeps Rediscovering

Why Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Have Guided Civilization for More Than 2,400 Years — and why recovering them is a civic task, not nostalgia.

The Transcendentals of Civic Renewal

The Transcendentals of Civic Renewal

Reclaiming the True, the Good, and the Beautiful in Leadership, Citizenship, and Community Life. Leadership feels manageable when conditions are stable. When institutions are trusted, families are grounded, businesses are growing, and communities still share a basic moral vocabulary, leadership often looks like execution: make the decision, solve the problem,

Trump Derangement Syndrome | Part 3: How America Can Lower the Temperature

Trump Derangement Syndrome | Part 3: How America Can Lower the Temperature

Restore truth, rebuild trust, repair relationships, and renew national purpose and pride for a stronger America.