# Swing State Of Mind

Site: https://swingstateofmind.com/

## Recent posts

- [Lindsey Graham's Hawkish Foreign Policy Outlasted His Trump Shift](https://swingstateofmind.com/graham-hawkish-policy-outlasts-trump-shift/): This article examines Lindsey Graham's political career, asserting that his consistent hawkish foreign policy and advocacy for American interventionism, spanning conflicts from Iraq to Ukraine, constituted his defining legacy. It details how this stance outlasted his public shift regarding Donald Trump, remaining central until his death in 2026.
- [America's War Economy Makes Peace Financially Disadvantageous](https://swingstateofmind.com/us-war-economy-peace-revenue-problem/): This article explains how the United States' war economy functions through legal mechanisms such as government budgets, lobbying efforts, and political incentives. It details how these components of the military-industrial complex make peace financially disadvantageous, transforming it from a moral achievement into an economic challenge for Washington.
- [The Quiet Quid Pro Quo Behind Kushner's Middle East Deals](https://swingstateofmind.com/kushner-access-profit-nexus/): This article examines Jared Kushner's post-White House business model, focusing on his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, and its attraction of billions in foreign sovereign funds from the Middle East. It details how his prior government access and Middle East portfolio are linked to these investments, including a $2 billion Saudi investment, raising questions about the convergence of power and profit.
- [A Re-elected Trump's Legal Strategy Remakes Executive Power](https://swingstateofmind.com/trump-redefines-presidential-power-courts/): This article analyzes Donald Trump's re-elected legal strategy, explaining how he transforms litigation into a political operating system. It details how his administration treats the judicial system as a target for expanding executive power, rather than a constraint, after personal legal issues are resolved.