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Taking the Woke Out of Washington

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In The Wall Street Journal, Mike Gonzalez and Armen Tooloee propose a plan that Donald Trump could use to take the “wokeness” out of Washington, D.C. They write: • Rescind and reverse all of Mr. Biden’s executive orders implementing DEI and gender theory, including Executive Order 13985, which advanced a “whole-of-government equity agenda.” Mr. Biden […]

Send Education Back to the States

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Does anyone really believe that the most efficient way to educate America’s children is to send vast sums of money to Washington, D.C. and then hope some of them come back to local schools? Or to allow the federal government to choose one-size-fits-all standards for schools across America? President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Small […]

IMMORTAL BUREAUCRACIES: Can McMahon and Trump End the Dept. of Education?

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At The New York Sun, Dean Karayanis discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to end the Department of Education and his nomination of former Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon to do so. McMahon is a good choice and more than up to the task of executing Trump’s vision for the DOE. It will be up […]

Americans Are Happy with Trump’s Cabinet Picks

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A poll run by CBS News and YouGov has found that most Americans are happy with President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for positions in his cabinet. Matthew Rice reports in The New York Sun: President Trump is now enjoying that much talked-about honeymoon following his electoral victory, as the overwhelming majority of Americans tells pollsters that […]

UNIVERSITIES: America’s “Overpriced Indoctrination Centers”

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In a recent piece in American Greatness, Victor Davis Hanson explained that America’s university campuses are no longer “oases of tolerance, disinterested inquiry, and free expression.” Instead, he explains, they have become “overpriced indoctrination centers that shred the Constitution and graduate indebted students who know less—but are far more biased—than when they enrolled.” I have […]

Seven Steps to Stop Illegal Immigration

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At The New York Sun, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich explains seven steps that must be taken to control illegal immigration. He writes: 1. First get 100 percent control of the border. The combination of the wall, more border agents in the field, and much tougher asylum rules and procedures will rapidly turn […]

Trump’s Cabinet Is Unlike Any Other

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What is a President’s cabinet supposed to look like? According to Ben Domenech in The Spectator, the traditional cabinet is “most often drawn from a pool of experienced politicians with lengthy résumés, earned from decades of service in varied capacities and concentration in their particular area.” But, Domenech explains, Trump’s nominees are “communicators, not administrators.” […]

JD Vance Can Dismantle DEI

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This summer, VP-elect JD Vance and Congressman Michael Cloud submitted a bill to Congress that would dismantle the government’s DEI programs once and for all. At The New York Sun, Novi Zhukovsky explains what the bill will do if passed: A bill seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and funding for federal agencies […]

Trump Was Sandbagged by His Own Party

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Conrad Black explains in The New York Sun, that, during his first term as President, Donald Trump was “sandbagged” by the uniparty, including the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader, who were from his own party. It is hoped that House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will give Trump more support […]

New Cancer Center for the Florida Keys

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The Florida Keys are getting a new cancer center in Key West. Baptist Health is opening the new standalone facility that will open in the summer of 2025. The Keys News reports: Baptist Health recently announced the expansion of its cancer care services in the Florida Keys with a new standalone facility in Key West. […]