U.S. Regime Change, Covert Operations, and Political Interventions — Outcome Assessment Table Country Year(s) Type of Action Immediate Outcome Long-Term Impact on International Affairs U.S. Interests (Nation) U.S. Interests (Region) U.S. Interests (Global) Hawaii 1893 Coup / annexation Monarchy overthrown U.S. territorial expansion Beneficial Neutral Neutral Cuba 1898–1902 Military intervention Spanish rule removed Revolutionary backlash (1959) Adverse Adverse Adverse Philipp

Suddenly being indicted is tantamount to being guilty. I thought I woke up in the United States. January 5, 2026   I want to address the U.S. arrest, seizure and transfer of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, not from a partisan standpoint, but from the standpoint of law, stability, and America’s long-term interests.   First, a basic principle: an indictment is not a conviction . In the United States, guilt is determined in court, not by press release. That standard must a

I. Introduction: A Strategy Document That Looks More Like a Manifesto The National Security Strategy (NSS) is supposed to be a clinical assessment of the United States’ security environment and a plan for aligning the country’s instruments of national power. It is required by statute and intended to be the backbone of U.S. strategic thinking. Yet the 2025 NSS stands out from the rest of the series in ways that are not just stylistic, but statistically and structurally signifi

Campaign Briefing: Navigating harm without erasing freedom 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN December 2, 2025 I. Introduction: The Question That Defines the Debate “If all discomfort is violence, then all dissent becomes assault—and democracy becomes impossible.” Few questions in modern civic discourse have reshaped public conversation more profoundly than this: Can speech be violence?  What was onc

An Eyewitness Account of Peace Campaign Briefing: Gratitude, harmony, and survival in a new land2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 27, 2025 From the Mayflower Rock — A Thanksgiving Reflection My Mom and Aunt Joan collaborated on a genealogy of their family, with my Mom adding my Dad’s family to their final book. Their father’s family traces back to the Mayflower; her mother cam

Campaign Briefing: When tone-policing silences accountability 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 25, 2025 I. Introduction: When Politeness Becomes a Pretext for Suppression “When decorum becomes a demand, not a discipline, it stops serving democracy and starts protecting power.” Civility, at its core, is meant to uphold the dignity of shared public space. It is a voluntary practice of mutual regard—a signal that in a republic, we can disagree withou

Campaign Briefing: Resilience that keeps citizens in the conversation 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 20, 2025 I. Introduction: The Need for Endurance in a Free Society “A republic cannot be built on the emotional fragility of its citizens—but it can be sustained by their willingness to grow stronger.” Free speech and self-government depend on a citizenry capable of enduring not only praise, but discomfo

Campaign Briefing: Drawing the line between dissent and dehumanization 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 18, 2025 I. Introduction: Why the Distinction Matters “Disagreement is the fuel of democracy. Hate is the rot that kills it. If we cannot tell the difference, we will lose both.” We live in an era when offense is increasingly equated with harm, and disagreement is too often confused with hate. Thi

Campaign Briefing: How voice powers self-government 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 13, 2025 I. Introduction: Why Free Expression Is Not Optional in a Republic “Speech is not the opposite of order. It is the engine of it—because only an informed and expressive people can govern themselves.” In governments where power is imposed from above, obedience is sufficient. Subjects are told what to do, not asked what they think. In such systems, silence i

Campaign Briefing: Modern Presidential Governance and Transparency 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day Edition) Before we allow politics to intrude on the reflections of today’s history, it is important to think of those who have, do, and will serve the United States. On November 11 we pause to honor all who have served in the armed services of the United States. The date traces to Armistice Day—when the guns of World War I fel

Campaign Briefing: Decoupling Partisan Politics from Governance 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN   November 6, 2025 I. Introduction: Executive Appointments and Public Confidence The power to nominate and appoint Executive Branch officials is a constitutional mandate— not a patronage opportunity . In this campaign, every nomination will serve one purpose: the restoration of trust, competence, and depoliticized professionalism in American governance. This br

I. Constitutional and Institutional Framing “May it please the Court: This petition does not challenge the integrity of any individual Justice. Rather, it calls the Court to uphold the constitutional standard that justice must be delivered impartially—and be seen to be so.” At stake is not a political outcome, but the very architecture of public trust  that holds the judiciary together. When that trust is compromised—whether by personal, political, or spousal entanglements—th

Campaign Briefing: Decoupling Partisan Politics from Governance 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN November 4, 2025 I. Introduction: Transparency Is the Engine of Trust In a constitutional republic, trust is not granted—it is earned . And transparency is the engine that produces that trust. Without it, suspicion festers, legitimacy erodes, and partisanship fills the vacuum. This campaign affirms that transparency in the presidency is not a matter of politica

Campaign Briefing: Decoupling Partisan Politics from Governance 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN October 30, 2025 What we mean by “mission drift” (and what we don’t) Plain definition.  Mission drift is when an agency’s day-to-day work slips away from the purpose Congress gave it. It shows up as delays, do-overs, or projects that no longer clearly connect to the law. What it is not.  It is not  a shadow conspiracy. The rare cases of misconduct are investiga

Campaign Briefing: Restructuring the Executive — Cabinet Departments and the Modern Presidency 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN October 28, 2025 I. Introduction: The Cabinet as a Blueprint for the Republic The Cabinet is not ceremonial. It is constitutional machinery. Its departments are how the law becomes service, how budgets become results, and how democracy is made real for 330 million people. But today’s Cabinet map reflects not the logic of the repub

Campaign Briefing: Constitutional Clarification 2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN October 23, 2025 Before we turn to matters of governance, policy, or politics, we ask for a moment of reflection. On this day, October 23rd, 1983, 241 American service members—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and 3 soldiers—lost their lives in the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. They were serving far from home, under a flag that represents both our freedom and our s

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