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Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse

The federal center is entering the kind of decay that has ended other unions. The more autocratic the country becomes, the weaker Lincoln's case for staying, and the stronger the case for going.

Odious Monopolies: Founding-Era Anti-Monopoly Principles as a Basis for State and Municipal Antitrust Enforcement

Fewer and fewer companies run more and more of your life, and a handful of states are proving the laws to stop them still work.

Four People Have Begun the Process to Convene Grand Juries Over DOGE, the Make Corrupt Politicians Pay Act Is in the Mail to 1,519 Legislators, the Calls Start This Week, and More

Also: the Sign-Up Form for New Petitioners, the Oppositional Federalism Paper Free on SSRN, a New Form for Your Questions, and the First ER Designs Retiring September 30.

The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime?

For most of my 34 years on this Earth, I’ve been told that every presidential election is the most important election of our lifetime.

Todd Blanche Knowingly Disobeyed a Federal Court Order on the Epstein Files, So I Filed for His Disbarment in New York

Is the Manhattan DA Prepping Prosecution Against Trump? Because Money Laundering Is Not an Official Act.

The Value of Orientation

A quick message.

Trump v. United States Didn't Make the President Above the Law. Nothing Ever Has.

The law itself is surprisingly uncontested that nobody gains total and complete immunity as a matter of their employment, job title, or appointment.

Hundreds of FBI and Justice Department Employees Are Executing Orders to Commit Crimes.

They purged the people who would say no, loyalty-tested who remained, and made the rest complicit. Can this be undone?

THE STATES’ NEW DEAL: A PROGRAM FOR THE CRISIS, BUILT FROM INSTITUTIONS AMERICA ALREADY OWNS AT A PROFIT

A practical answer to the question “What can we do?”

The Existentialist Republic’s First Year: What 60,000 Readers Accomplished

Twelve months of absolutely and relentlessly getting after it.

Articles of Impeachment for Justice Clarence Thomas

Making the case for impeaching members of the Supreme Court: why the conduct is impeachable, and why penalizing it now matters even without a conviction.

Every State Can Afford Universal Health Care: A Taxonomy of Public Health Care Options

Four models for state-level universal coverage, and how each one works.

Trump Cut Domestic Violence Victim Services Funding. This NC State Senator Wants Offenders to Pay It Back.

Senate Bill 719 starts replacing the money with criminal court costs and marriage license fees. No new taxes, no waiting on the federal government, and any state can file it.

The D.C. Bar Is Now Officially Deciding Whether to Investigate Chief Justice Roberts for Misconduct

Ten million dollars in law firm money, a closure letter citing the wrong law, and a board meeting set for September 10.

Watchdog Report: The 2026 Midterms Are Wide Open to Foreign Interference

Invited, undefended, unpunished, and rewarded: what independent researchers can still measure has doubled in a year, and the instruments that would measure the rest no longer exist.

America Has the Parts to Build What the EU Built: A Toolkit for Beating Autocrats.

Money, courts, standards, and standing are proven tools for bringing autocratic states back to democratic restoration.

The Supreme Court’s Greatest Weakness: A History of Successful Defiance

How states, presidents, and Congress have repeatedly defied the Supreme Court and won

Can We Stop a Coup With State of Emergency Declarations?

The founders built fifty state governments to protect us in crisis such as these.

How Many States Does It Take to Steal an Election? One, and It Already Happened.

Texas alone handed over 18 million voter records and signed a removal agreement.