DJ-T and the Presidential Playlist: What Music Reveals About Leadership Style
In the end, the tracks we queue up when the pressure hits say as much about how we lead as any memo, briefing, or stump speech.
Op-Ed
The Bolduc Brief: The Importance of Developing Discipline, Concentration, and Balance in Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Life
In a world obsessed with speed and convenience, we reclaim our future when we teach our children to ground their lives in discipline, sustained focus, and a balanced sense of purpose that serves something larger than themselves.
The Bolduc Brief: My Leadership Philosophy – Listening, Learning, and Leading with Integrity
Leadership is not about titles or rank, but about listening, learning, and leading with strength, humility, and respect so your people can thrive.
Clown Car Diplomacy: Inside Trump’s Amateur Ukraine Negotiations
Watching a real estate developer freelance foreign policy with a Kremlin insider felt less like statecraft and more like witnessing a slow-motion warning flare for anyone who still expects competence in American diplomacy.
The Death of the American Dream and a Look At the Newly Anointed New Nobility
If the American Dream is dying, it is because a self-anointed New Nobility has quietly rigged the system to fatten its portfolios while telling the rest of us to admire the yacht.
The Bolduc Brief: The Imperative of Accountability in Military Orders – A Reflection on Leadership and Ethical Responsibility
A strong and principled military depends on service members who possess the discipline to follow lawful orders and the moral courage to challenge those that violate the values they are sworn to defend.
The Bolduc Brief: Trump Administration’s Peace Plan for Ukraine
The so-called Trump peace plan is not a roadmap to stability but an insult to Ukrainians and Europeans alike, a political stunt that hands Putin a strategic win while sidelining real diplomacy in favor of photo-op victory laps.
Is Mr. Trump Betraying His Oath of Office?
Mr. Trump has treated his solemn oath as a disposable campaign slogan, shredding constitutional norms and moral standards while his enablers in Congress cower in silence before his vengeful whims.
The Bolduc Brief: The Morality of Following Orders in the Military Profession
As military professionals, we have a duty to question and, when necessary, refuse orders that violate law, morality, or basic safety, because our oath is to the Constitution and the principles it defends, not to blind obedience.
How Did We Get Here: Trump, the Billionaire Class, and the Corporate Capture of American Democracy
America lost its footing when unrestrained corporate power, partisan fearmongering, and a billionaire-backed political machine hollowed out the institutions meant to protect the public, clearing a path for a leader who embodies the consequences of that long decline.
The Bolduc Brief: The Man in the Glass – A Reflection on Accountability
If we want to heal a fractured nation, we must start by facing the man in the mirror and accepting the hard truth that the blame we’re so quick to cast on others often belongs to us.
The Bolduc Brief: The Lack of Accountability as a National Security Concern
When accountability breaks down, the integrity of our institutions erodes, our adversaries gain opportunity, and the security of the nation itself is placed at risk.
