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The Steady State is 400+ former national security and intelligence officials united by their oath to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Join us for expert analysis and discussions to help understand uncertain times.
Data updated 3 months ago
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We don't have enough growth data for The Steady State yet. The average Politics newsletter has 3K subscribers.
Based on 1.2K Politics newsletters tracked
Engagement Rate
0.01%
Politics category average
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.01%category median
Score Breakdown
vs 145 newsletters in Politics
8K places you in the top 50% of newsletters in this category.
Posts per Week
5.6
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
50/100
median: 65/100
Subscribers
8K
median: 3K
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| If the ODNI Won’t Assess Threats, Who Will?Unqualified at the Helm: When Intelligence Stops Informing and Starts DeferringApr 9, 2026 | Public |
| ICYMI: The Counterrevolution in the U.S. Foreign Policy, Power, Purpose, and the Burning of America’s Diplomatic FleetThe Steady State | The State SentinelApr 9, 2026 | Public |
| Putin’s Window in Ukraine, Courtesy of Donald Trump The Steady State | by Adam WassermanApr 8, 2026 | Public |
| The Steady State Files Formal Objection to Department of Justice Proposed Rule Undermining Independent Attorney OversightApril 7, 2026Apr 7, 2026 | Public |
| Autocrats and the Broken Window Effect: Global EditionThe Steady State | by Annie PforzheimerApr 7, 2026 | Public |
| The Cost of Gaslighting: Trump Must Now Reap What He Has Sown.The Steady State | by Charles A. RayApr 6, 2026 | Public |
| The Steady State Weekly DigestThe Steady StateApr 5, 2026 | Public |
| Why a Superpower Finds Itself AloneThe Steady State | by Amb. (ret.) Bonnie D. JenkinsApr 4, 2026 | Public |
| Steady State Letter to Homeland Security Committee opposing nomination of Senator Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland SecurityMarch 19, 2026Mar 19, 2026 | Public |
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