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L.C. Francis Open Society for History & Civics

I’m an author, historian, and retired Naval Officer who spent three decades circling the globe. I use the Founders, the Constitution, and common sense to tackle today's challenges. If you refuse to sleepwalk through democracy, welcome & pull up a chair.

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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Ballot Enters the National Security State (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Founders’ Tavern Special Report: When “Emergency” Becomes an Election Strategy (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Who Owns the American Conversation? (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    The Judges Trump Thought He Owned (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    What We Owe the Next Generation (opens the original)

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