
"Don't Give Up the Ship" is a Substack about national security and intelligence issues and, at times, how politics impacts those issues. But, in these troubled times, I reserve the right to critically comment on our domestic politics.
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Last week Donald Trump demanded national television time to speak about his concerns for the security of American elections. To their credit, two of the major broadcasting networks declined the opportunity to serve as a platform for Trump’s...
Today, The Steady State posted my “A Declaration of Independence For Our Time.” I commend it to your consideration on this celebration of our Nation’s 250th birthday.
[The following is an article I wrote that appeared on the Lawfare website on June 16, 2025. A link to that original posting is here.]
In Trump v. Illinois, a majority of the Supreme Court ruled that before federalizing the National Guard u...
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It was only last week that this calamity masquerading as a presidential administration appeared to have reached the nadir of its personnel appointments with the announcement that the woefully unq...
This will not take long because some actions are so incredibly stupid and so bereft of logic or reasoning that the need for explanation or analysis is rendered superfluous. And so it is with the announcement that Trump has decided to appoin...
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George Croner is a former intelligence official and attorney widely regarded as an expert on FISA and FISA Section 702. He writes extensively on U.S. national security, intelligence, and surveillance authorities.
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