Today’s livestream was not, strictly speaking, part of Geopolitics Week. But it needed to happen. Because we are in a moment where simple truths—basic facts about our constitutional structure—are being deliberately obscured. And I needed to say some things plainly, without euphemism, without deference, and without hedging.
I started by returning to what I called “20 Simple Truths About America”—truths that shouldn’t be controversial but have become contested. That the president cannot defy the Supreme Court. That officers of the executive branch must obey court orders. That the Constitution is binding law. That the separation of powers isn’t a technicality. These aren’t opinions. They’re the operating instructions for the republic.
But more than that, I tried to draw attention to the deeper problem we face: the epistemic crisis that has enabled our constitutional crisis. We live in a country where a significant portion of our fellow citizens no longer share the same reality. Some of them are trapped in a media ecosystem designed to cut them off from truth, to weaponize their emotions, and to sever them from democratic norms. They are not merely misinformed. They are psychologically captured. And yes, I said it: that is a form of evil.
But here’s the thing. I’m not trying to convince them. You can’t deprogram cult members through argument. My goal is to speak to the persuadable majority—to the 60 to 70% of Americans who still live in the world of reason and facts. We must be clear, consistent, and morally serious with them. We must speak truths that are so basic, so foundational, that they become anchors in a collapsing information environment.
The Supreme Court makes the final determination of law. The president is constitutionally required to comply. Any official who tries to obstruct a court-ordered action is committing a crime. These are not complex legal puzzles. They are plain facts of American governance. And I will keep repeating them until enough people remember them.
I also spoke about what patriotism means to me—not idol worship of a political figure, but fidelity to a shared inheritance, to a constitutional order grounded in human dignity and freedom. That is the America I love. And it’s the one I’m defending.
The center must be held—not because it is easy, but because it is ours to hold.
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