About Us

The Real State of the Union, LLC is dedicated to providing objective, comprehensive, and reliable information that will improve the public’s understanding of important national issues, reduce the opportunity for politicians to misrepresent the facts, increase government accountability, and encourage informed debate — all of which will help achieve our goals of rebuilding our economy, restoring our government’s fiscal integrity, and reclaiming our democracy for the people it is supposed to serve.

The Real State of the Union is a private corporation not affiliated with any other political, government, news, or commercial organization. We are a grassroots movement that gets its funding from personal donations, membership fees, sales of materials and services, and grants from foundations.

We will accept no donations from political organizations, businesses, lobbyists or anyone who wants to influence what we say to serve their own interests.

Our goals are ambitious, but realistic. Achieving them will take dedication and hard work, but constant effort has put large wheels in motion in the past and it can happen again. As Margaret Mead said:

“Never doubt that a small group of committed people
can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that has.”

We hope you will join and support our group.

Our Values

Objectivity is our hallmark. The Real State of the Union has no political agenda other than to promote and work toward our goals. We will not support or endorse political parties or candidates and we will criticize any actions or proposals that do not support our goals, regardless of the source.

We intend to search for the truth in everything we report. Although the truth about anything can be difficult to pin down, digging deep enough will eventually get you to it.

Expecting honesty in others requires us to live up to the same standard. We will never knowingly misrepresent or withhold any facts to make a point or support a conclusion. Being human, we know we will occasionally make mistakes. When we do, we will admit it, correct our error, apologize, and move on.

We want all Americans to be well-informed about important national issues and to think for themselves instead of swallowing their party line or the biased and meaningless talk from commentators and zealots on both sides of the political divide.

What We Will Do

The information and services we provide will undoubtedly evolve as we grow, but you can expect to see the following features.

  • Thin Ice - and Melting, the most revealing new book about how we must respond to the threats to our economic future (available NOW)
  • Blogs for discussing national issues
  • A place where candidates for national office can post their positions and proposals regarding national issues
  • In-depth coverage of important national issues, including special reports and links to articles and books that we feel have particular value
  • Essential facts about important issues and progress updates
  • Membership surveys about national issues
  • Commentary on statements made by politicians and candidates for office
  • An organized list of links to sources of useful information
  • A monthly newsletter

Bear in mind that we are concerned with the important challenges, opportunities, and questions facing our country, not on the day-to-day dealings in Washington. Our focus will be on national priorities and substance, not on opinion and political infighting.