American Power, Civic Health & Institutional Renewal

The WiSE Way Applied: EU Collective Defense Industrial Sovereignty

The W.i.S.E. Way Applied: EU Collective Defense Industrial Sovereignty What happens when Europe can no longer rely on old security assumptions? In this episode of

Scandology: Governance by Exhaustion

Scandology: Governance by Exhaustion There are moments in a republic’s life when danger does not arrive with tanks or decrees. It arrives through normalization and

Domestic Fault Lines: How We Lost Our Civic Religion

Domestic Fault Lines: How We Lost Our Civic Religion In this expansive and deeply reflective episode of The Civic Brief, Dr. Isaiah “Ike” Wilson III

The Founding Paradoxes: American Grand Strategy in an Age of Contradiction

The Founding Paradoxes: American Grand Strategy in an Age of Contradiction America was born in paradox—and those contradictions are once again shaping the nation’s strategic

A Long Walk with Carter & Reagan – Reflections for 2025

A Long Walk with Carter & Reagan – Reflections for 2025 What would Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter say about America in 2025? In this

Walk With Me: Nelson Mandela on Reconciliation in a Divided Age

Walk With Me: Nelson Mandela on Reconciliation in a Divided Age What can Nelson Mandela teach America about forgiveness, leadership, and reconciliation in a divided

The Presidency Under Pressure: Guardrails and Civic Responsibility

The Presidency Under Pressure: Guardrails and Civic Responsibility Explore how presidential power tests democracy — unitary executive, emergency powers, and citizen responsibility under modern crises.

The Wise Way: Balancing Power, Crisis, and Civic Responsibility

The Wise Way: Balancing Power, Crisis, and Civic Responsibility In this episode of The Civic Brief, Dr. Isaiah ‘Ike’ Wilson III explores how leaders

Walk With Me: Eisenhower’s Wisdom for Troubled Times

Walk With Me: Eisenhower’s Wisdom for Troubled Times Addiction to absolute security, the military-industrial complex, the meaning of peace, Dwight D. Eisenhower had something to