The Pragmatic Papers

Executive Order Monthly Report - November

Tariffs dominate the Executive Orders this month, with just enough space to corrupt the Foster System

Getting Away With It•2016 Russian Interference Timeline•America’s White Power Movement, 1975–1995•The Venezuelan Response•Executive Order Monthly Report - November•DGG Political Action Award - November winner

Illegal Orders and Reasoning Agents

Can soldiers refuse illegal orders? Analyzing US v. Keenan and the Law of War in the wake of Trump’s 2025 "Southern Spear" boat strikes.

Illegal Orders and Reasoning Agents•Tit for Tat, Authoritarianism, and the Moveable Middle•Turning Grief Into Community Action•The Proven, Pending, and Ambiguous Cases of Russian and Chinese Influence in European Politics

ICE Detainers Are Illegal. Why don’t Democrats Say That?

A deep dive into sanctuary cities, ICE detainers, legal battles, and how political messaging keeps distorting the real issues behind immigration policy.

ICE Detainers Are Illegal. Why don’t Democrats Say That?•Democratic Norms: How Republicans Failed Our Democracy – and What Comes Next•Game Theory and Political Narratives: Using Quiet Non-cooperation to Combat Popularism•The Venezuelan Question•In the Shadow of Gaza: Palestinian Identity and Belonging in a Nation at War•Executive Order Monthly Report - October, 2025

Stephen Miller: The Bureaucrat of Cruelty

A portrait of Stephen Miller—the bureaucrat who turned Trump’s instincts into policy and made cruelty the organizing principle of American immigration.

Stephen Miller: The Bureaucrat of Cruelty•Putin’s Links to European Far-Right Networks•Trading Law for Loyalty: The Quiet Death of the Neutral State•Ceasefire and Contiguity: How the Gaza Truce Could Reshape the West Bank•

Trading Law for Loyalty: The Quiet Death of the Neutral State

The rule of law is dead; loyalty rules now. Trump’s America shows how democracies don’t collapse—they suffocate while everyone watches.