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L.C. Francis
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I am a historian and author who believes we need to return to common sense solutions, especially in a world full of disinformation and falsehoods. I write with a sense of urgency and purpose about the state of our nation and the world.
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L.C. Francis @lcfrancis.bsky.social · Aug 30
From Helter Skelter to Steve Jobs: Back to Common Sense
Since the publication of this article on Substack, folks have asked me to republish an update to this piece. It's in progress, but in the meantime, I wanted to share it with my friends on Bluesky.

L.C. Francis, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
From Helter Skelter to Steve Jobs: Back to Common Sense
How We Lost the Plot and How to Write It Again
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You Can’t Fix a Fire by Changing the Fire Chief
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You Can’t Fix a Fire by Changing the Fire Chief
How Rotating Leaders Preserves a System Designed to Burn Unchecked
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January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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The Deportation Industrial Complex
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The Deportation Industrial Complex
The Business of Removing People and How Detention Became Big Business
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January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
Printed in Philadelphia, January 24, 2026 Vol. 23
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January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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The Ballroom Above, the Bunker Below
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The Ballroom Above, the Bunker Below
Why secrecy, data, and private power are inching tyranny closer to home.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Davos, Disruption, and American Credibility
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Davos, Disruption, and American Credibility
What Happens When Power Speaks Without Restraint.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Davos, Disruption, and American Credibility
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Davos, Disruption, and American Credibility
What Happens When Power Speaks Without Restraint.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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The Rupture
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The Rupture
Why the World We Inherited Is Ending, and Why America Must Wake Up.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Reclaiming Childhood from the Glow of Screens
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Reclaiming Childhood from the Glow of Screens
Why Presence, Not Connectivity, Is the First Civic Education.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Buying a World Without Rules
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Buying a World Without Rules
How pay-to-play diplomacy and strongman vanity threaten the world order.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Buying a World Without Rules
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Buying a World Without Rules
How pay-to-play diplomacy and strongman vanity threaten the world order.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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How Putin is Winning the Long War
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How Putin is Winning the Long War
Why Putin’s fragile economy still wins while America fractures its alliances and turns its military inward.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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How Putin is Winning the Long War
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How Putin is Winning the Long War
Why Putin’s fragile economy still wins while America fractures its alliances and turns its military inward.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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The Power Struggle We Were Warned About
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The Power Struggle We Were Warned About
Federal Authority Inevitably Leads to Local Consequences and Backlash.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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The Power Struggle We Were Warned About
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The Power Struggle We Were Warned About
Federal Authority Inevitably Leads to Local Consequences and Backlash.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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When Dignity Is Traded for Access
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When Dignity Is Traded for Access
When Access Is Bought With Humiliation with No Gurarantees
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January 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
Printed in Philadelphia, January 17, 2026 Vol. 22
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January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
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The Poor Tyrant's Almanac
Printed in Philadelphia, January 17, 2026 Vol. 22
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January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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When Dignity Is Traded for Access
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When Dignity Is Traded for Access
When Access Is Bought With Humiliation with No Gurarantees
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January 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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When Law and Order Stops Meaning Law
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When Law and Order Stops Meaning Law
Insurrection Act, Plenary power, and the quiet argument being made for force in America.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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When Law and Order Stops Meaning Law
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When Law and Order Stops Meaning Law
Insurrection Act, Plenary power, and the quiet argument being made for force in America.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Insurrection Act: The Bayonets Turned Homeward
Dear Friends,
Back in early October, I wrote the attached article about the Insurrection Act. Today, after President Trump publicly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, I’m reposting. Vivat Constitution!, L.C. Francis
Insurrection Act: The Bayonets Turned Homeward
Turning the Tools of Defense into Instruments of Domination
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January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Insurrection Act: The Bayonets Turned Homeward
Dear Friends,
Back in early October, I wrote the attached article about the Insurrection Act. Today, after President Trump publicly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, I’m reposting. Vivat Constitution!, L.C. Francis
Insurrection Act: The Bayonets Turned Homeward
Turning the Tools of Defense into Instruments of Domination
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January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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When the State Hides Its Face, Tyranny Follows
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When the State Hides Its Face, Tyranny Follows
Why faceless power has always marked the collapse of republican government, and why America is now standing at that edge.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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When the State Hides Its Face, Tyranny Follows
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When the State Hides Its Face, Tyranny Follows
Why faceless power has always marked the collapse of republican government, and why America is now standing at that edge.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM