National Security

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 3 – The Red Dragon’s Detour (460 words) by Michael Stevens (op ed)

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 3 – The Red Dragon’s Detour (Word Count: 445| Reading Time: 3 minutes) Beijing blinked. Tariffs are biting, and China is looking for a workaround. Not a trade deal. A disguise. As reported by The Wright Report, Chinese exporters are now offering licensing deals to…

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What If We Had Listened to Trump and the Democrats 35 Years Ago on Fair Trade and China, too? (500 words)

What If We Had Listened to Trump and the Democrats 35 Years Ago? And Why Are So Many Still Ignoring What’s Plain to See? More than 35 years ago, in a now-famous interview with Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump said something few dared to say at the time: America was being…

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Epilogue: Rearview Clarity Series – “After the Storm, the Plow” (250 words)(Op-Ed)

Epiloge: Rearview Mirror “After the Storm, the Plow” By Michael Stevens “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on.” —Ronald Reagan No generation inherits liberty untouched. We take it…

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Part 6: Rearview Mirror – “The Controllers and the Crackdown” (750 words)(Op-Ed)

“The Controllers and the Crackdown” By Michael Stevens The Controllers and the Crackdown: How the System Mutes Dissent and Manufactures Consent There was a time when censorship wore boots. Now, it wears a badge, a blue check, and a Terms of Service. What you say is not simply monitored. It’s…

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Part 5: Rear View Mirror Series – “The War on the Person in the Mirror” (720 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 5: Rearview Series “The War on the Person in the Mirror” By Michael Stevens The War on the Mirror: Identity, Memory, and the New Front Line The final terrain of PsyWar isn’t a border, a courtroom, or a campaign. It’s the mirror, and a face you will soon no…

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Part 4: Rearview Clarity – “The Constitution on Mute” (750 words)(Op-Ed)

“The Constitution on Mute” By Michael Stevens The Constitution on Mute: Lawfare, Impeachment, and Judicial Evasion You don’t need a dictatorship to silence dissent. Just bend the law, break the frame, and ignore the Constitution until it’s decoration. This is no longer just about media distortion or AI manipulation. This…

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Part 3: Rearview Clarity – “The Disappearing Man” (775 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 3: Rearview Clarity – “The Disappearing Man”By Michael StevensWord Count: 775 The Disappearing Man: From Forrestal to Weldon In psychological warfare, the most effective weapons are those no one sees—not tanks or tribunals, but whispers, doubt, silence, and erasure. This is the new front line—where credibility is assassinated without…

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Part 2 – Rearview Clarity: When the Truth Finally Catches Up (930 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 2 – Rearview Clarity: When the Truth Finally Catches Up By Michael StevensWord Count: 1,073 Lessons from History, Patterns in Power Series Recap In Part One, we tracked a pattern of silenced truths — concealed, delayed, and denied by those in power. Part Two now looks deeper, through Scripture…

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