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FBI
January 3, 2025
Kash Patel Is the Right Man to Restore Trust in the FBI
The FBI's credibility crisis isn't a political talking point — it's an institutional reality with real national security consequences. Stewart makes the case drawing on years overseeing the intelligence community from the House Intelligence Committee.
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F-35
December 26, 2024
America Needs Drones and the F-35 to Win the Next War
A world-record-setting B-1B pilot and former House Appropriations member explains why the drones-vs.-fighters debate is a false choice — and why getting it wrong has consequences for American air superiority.
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DC
April 1, 2024
Lessons Trump Has Learned: Washington Will Change Radically Come 2025
Written months before the election outcome was known, this piece previewed the institutional disruptions a returning Trump administration would bring. Co-authored with Senior Adviser Christian Whiton.
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UA
May 3, 2023
I Met With Zelenskyy in Ukraine and Told Him to Shift Strategy in These 4 Ways
After traveling to Kyiv and meeting directly with President Zelenskyy, Stewart offered a candid assessment: Russia's military was overestimated, the battlefield had shifted, and U.S. strategy needed clear goals and a path to resolution.
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Tech
March 13, 2023
We Protect Children in the Physical World — Why Not the Digital World?
Co-authored with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, this piece made the case for the Social Media Child Protection Act — the same safeguards society demands in every other domain must apply online, where evidence of harm to children is unmistakable.
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NATO
October 6, 2022
Congress Can't Keep Funding Ukraine Forever Without a Strategy to End the War
A House Appropriations and Intelligence Committee member's direct challenge: define what success looks like in Ukraine, or Congress cannot responsibly authorize billions more. A principled stand from inside the appropriations process.
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