The replacement of a Secretary of Homeland Security should be a moment for reflection and represent an opportunity for improvement. Instead, it has become routine. Kristi Noem is out. Another person, Markwayne Mullin, will now follow. And the country will largely move on as if nothing has happened. And the routineness of this is exactly the problem.
The Department of Homeland Security is the third...
The article presents a constructive critique of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), emphasizing the need for robust, competent leadership in response to growing national security threats. By focusing on the appointment of Alejandro Mayorkas as a positive shift and the underlying issue of political instability, the author invites readers to question the effectiveness of DHS leadership and the impact of partisan politics on national security. The proposed return to a Cold War-era "civil def...