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Op-Ed

Trump’s Unregulated Capitalism Leads to the Death of Democracy: We are Well on Our Way

Unregulated capitalism, blessed by the Reagan Revolution and cemented by Citizens United, has turned our democracy into an auction for the highest bidder while the American dream withers.

The Bolduc Brief: The Erosion of Trust – A Critical Threat to National Security

The gravest threat to American national security is not abroad but in the slow collapse of truth, faith, and confidence in the institutions meant to serve us.

The Bolduc Brief: Sovereignty in Jeopardy – How MAGA Would React to Qatari Troops on U.S. Soil if President Joe Biden Had Recommended It

Planting Qatar’s air force on American soil trades away sovereignty, injects needless risk into our bases, and tells taxpayers their security comes behind a partner with a checkered record.

The Bolduc Brief: Leadership Responsibilities and Accountability

Real leaders take care of their people; denying back pay while politicians trade blame is a dereliction that should cost those in power, not the men and women who serve.

The Bolduc Brief: A Critical Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Ineffective Strategy Towards Ukraine

By wavering on Ukraine, slighting Zelensky, and shrinking from firm NATO leadership, the Trump team signaled to Putin that American resolve could be tested without consequence.

Why America Lost the War in Afghanistan: A Requiem Essay

We won the battles in Afghanistan and still lost the war because Washington pursued an unsuitable, unfeasible, and unacceptable project to remake a tribal society while Congress abdicated and our generals saluted.

The Bolduc Brief: Skepticism Towards the Trump Administration’s Gaza Plan – Analyzing Historical Precedents and Key Factors

Treating Gaza peace as a photo op while sidestepping Hamas, Iran and hard security realities is a recipe for another collapse, not a durable path to freedom or safety.

The Bolduc Brief: Analyzing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth – The Consequences of Choosing Loyalty Over Experience

When loyalty and television polish outrank operational competence, we get a Secretary of Defense who mistakes bluster for strategy and puts American troops and national security at risk.

The Bolduc Brief: A Leadership Dilemma – Examining Pete Hegseth’s Challenges as Secretary of Defense

From where I sit, you don’t win trust by lecturing warfighters; until Pete Hegseth owns his gaps, listens hard, and speaks candidly with the President and the flag officers, he’ll keep driving the people he must persuade into polite, passive resistance.

The Bolduc Brief: The Implications of a Gathering – Analyzing Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s Meeting of 800 Generals and Admirals

Gathering 800 flag officers isn’t leadership—it’s pageantry that burns money, time, and focus we can’t afford to waste.

The Bolduc Brief: The Importance of Free Speech and Freedom of the Press and the Danger of Revisiting History

Free speech isn’t a partisan luxury—it’s the guardrail that keeps America from skidding back into the ditch we saw with the Sedition Act, and any leader who treats criticism as a crime is steering us toward that wall.

The Bolduc Brief: The Warrior Ethos, Deterrence, and Rebuilding the Military – Navigating Challenges in National Defense

In a world where Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, and Pyongyang probe for cracks, we can’t afford partisan whiplash or service parochialism; we need a disciplined, apolitical, truly joint force—built on honor, courage, and commitment—resourced to deter and ready to fight tonight.

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