A vision for peace, cooperation, and integrity at home and abroad

We Begin with a Sacred Shift

For too long, the machinery of our government has been misused — not as a beacon of liberty, but as a tool of control. We’ve been told we are defenders of democracy, even as covert agencies undermined democracies abroad.

Today, we say: No more.

It is time to build a Restorative Government — one that serves its people honestly, respects the sovereignty of all nations, and builds prosperity through cooperation, not coercion.

An Uncomfortable Truth — Spoken Aloud

“The United States has been doing this [foreign election interference] for a very long time, both overtly and covertly… through disinformation campaigns — not even counting outright regime change wars. We physically take out governments.”
— Tulsi Gabbard, current Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and former U.S. Representative and Army veteran

These words confirm what historians and whistleblowers have long revealed:

• In Iran (1953), the CIA overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
• In Chile (1973), the U.S. supported a coup against President Allende.
• In Guatemala, Vietnam, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more, foreign policy has often advanced the interests of empire, not justice.

This cannot continue — not in our name, not with our tax dollars, and not under the guise of liberty.

What Restorative Government Looks Like

A government rooted in truth and integrity begins by rethinking its purpose. Instead of using military and economic force to shape the world, we can turn toward collaboration, regeneration, and diplomacy.

Here’s how that shift begins:

I. End Interference, Embrace Sovereignty

• Pass a Global Non-Interference Act — forbidding covert election manipulation, regime change operations, or propaganda in other nations.
• Acknowledge past wrongs with official declassifications and formal apologies.
• Replace military outreach with a Global Service Corps — sending builders, teachers, farmers, and healers.

Model countries:

• Costa Rica eliminated its military in 1948, investing instead in education and healthcare.
• Iceland governs with transparency, civic trust, and peaceful policy leadership.

II. Rebuild Trust at Home

• Establish Truth & Reconciliation processes for domestic harms: surveillance, disinformation, environmental injustice.
• Ban lobbying by weapons manufacturers and fossil fuel giants.
• Restore public media and fund investigative journalism that holds power accountable.

III. Prosper Through Regeneration, Not Exploitation

• Transition 30% of defense spending into infrastructure, climate resilience, regenerative agriculture, and clean energy.
• Support domestic food sovereignty through permaculture, mycology, and urban farming.
• Measure national success with well-being indicators — not just GDP. Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness index is one global example.

IV. Lead by Peaceful Example

• Abandon all regime-change policies.
• Instead, offer cooperative restoration agreements to nations harmed by past interventions.
• Teach conflict resolution, civic ethics, and ecological stewardship in every U.S. classroom.

We Know What’s Possible

We are not naïve. We know the machinery is vast. But we also know: systems are human-made. They can be unmade. They can be rebuilt.

We have the tools. We have the knowledge.
What’s needed now is the will — and a shared moral compass.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We choose a different path. Not as saints or saviors — but as neighbors, citizens, and caretakers of a fragile world.

Let this be our new covenant:
To govern with integrity. To heal what we’ve harmed. To become a nation worth trusting again.

But What If We Just… Stopped?

Some may ask: “If the U.S. stops interfering, won’t we become weak or vulnerable?”

It’s an honest concern. For over 75 years, intelligence agencies and military planners have told us that intervention is necessary — to keep our citizens safe, our economy stable, and our influence strong.

But what if that belief is outdated?

What if the real danger is not stepping away from interference — but continuing it?

Why Interference Has Persisted (And Why It Fails)

The CIA and other agencies have long claimed:

• “We must stop dangerous regimes before they grow.”
• “If we don’t control global events, someone else will.”
• “It’s better to act in the shadows than risk open conflict.”

And yes, these motives may have felt justified in the Cold War. But today, in a world connected by trade, climate, and digital transparency, these methods often backfire.

• Iran went from a peaceful, secular democracy to a radical theocracy after U.S. interference in 1953.
• Afghanistan became a 20-year war with thousands of lives lost, only to return to Taliban control.
• Latin American nations still suffer political instability linked to U.S. coups and economic manipulation.

Instead of safety, we’ve often sown resentment.
Instead of order, we’ve invited chaos.
Instead of allies, we’ve created distrust.

A Smarter Kind of Strength

A truly strong nation doesn’t rely on covert force.
It relies on:

• Transparent diplomacy
• Domestic prosperity
• Strategic cooperation
• A values-based example the world wants to follow

That’s not weakness — that’s wisdom.

Real Risks — and Real Responses

Let’s be honest: ending interference might bring short-term uncertainty. But we can face those risks with integrity:

Concern	Reality	Our Response
“China or Russia will take over!”	Influence is shifting — but domination doesn’t work for them either.	Be the trusted alternative by building alliances and investing in peace.
“Hostile leaders may rise.”	Possibly. But many hostile leaders were created in reaction to us.	Support civil society and fair trade, not strongmen or puppets.
“Our economy will shrink without control.”	War economies distort markets and feed inequality.	Reinvest in resilient local industry, regenerative jobs, and shared innovation.

Let’s Shift from Fear to Stewardship

The U.S. doesn’t need to be the boss of the world.
It can be the gardener — planting ideas of cooperation, tending to wounds, and letting other nations grow in their own light.

This is not naïve. This is how long-term peace is built. We’ve seen it in:

• Costa Rica, which abolished its military and became one of the most peaceful and prosperous nations in the region.
• Bhutan, which measures national well-being, not just profit.
• Iceland, where political transparency and human-centered design have created global trust and stability.

The World Is Watching — And Ready

If we make this shift — from control to cooperation — we will be tested. But we will also be admired. Because deep down, people everywhere want what we want:

• Safety
• Dignity
• Opportunity
• Self-determination

Let the United States become the country that no longer fears others’ freedom, but celebrates it.

That is how we protect ourselves:
By protecting the rights of all people, everywhere.

A Final Thought: No One Leaves Home Unless They Have To

When a nation’s policy is built on exploitation, it displaces people — sometimes economically, sometimes violently. Entire generations have been driven from their homes by war, poverty, or corrupted leadership — often exacerbated or instigated by foreign interference.

But if we change course — if we cooperate instead of control, and help restore what has been damaged — something remarkable will begin to happen:

• People will stay.
• Families will rebuild.
• Cultures will flourish.

Children will grow up speaking their native languages, in the places their ancestors knew. Communities will solve their own problems, using their own knowledge, with dignity and local pride.

And when that happens — when people feel safe and supported where they are — there will be no need for any walls.
Not at borders. Not in hearts. Not between nations.

That is the world we can build.
That is the peace we owe each other.