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Apr 28, 2026 • 1 min read

Understanding Every Principle | #8: Defend Our Freedom

Why Security Is Not a Partisan Issue — It Is a Structural Requirement of Democracy This is the eighth article in a nine-part series examining the governing principles of the…

Apr 28, 2026 • 11 min read

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Paul Chapman

I’m Independent! What Does That Mean?

Here’s a number that should make both political parties nervous: 45 percent. As of 2025, 45% of American adults identify as political independents, neither affiliated with the Democratic nor Republican parties.…

Jan 28, 2026 • 7 min read

Why Is Immigration Even Political? It’s Broken. Let’s Fix It.

The Moment We Can’t Ignore On January 7, 2026, a federal ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis. Days later, another shooting. Conflicting reports. Grieving…

Jan 21, 2026 • 13 min read

America Lost Its Old Political Parties. A Real Party Has Arrived

How America's Political Parties Became Marketing Machines and Why That Creates an Opening for Real Change Have You Noticed a Pattern? There’s a moment most Americans experience every election cycle:…

Jan 10, 2026 • 12 min read

Congress is Now Irrelevant:What America Can Do to Fix It

The New York Times beat me to it. But here's what they missed... Last week, the New York Times published a sobering analysis of the 2025 congressional session: “How the…

Jan 19, 2026 • 16 min read

China Is Watching Us Fail. And Using It Against Us

China went looking for our weakness. Our two political parties waved them right in. There’s a term in competitive gaming called the “kill line.” It’s the threshold where a player’s…

Feb 06, 2026 • 7 min read

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