7 Ways to Move Toward a Trump Doctrine

If there ever was a Biden Doctrine on foreign policy, the accompanying tagline would be “Don’t Win.” He has been consistent in this philosophy since his first term in the Senate, when he opposed supporting Vietnam in 1975, through his...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:12:28 +0000

Trump Picks His Cabinet, Breaks China

WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s choice to serve as his national security adviser, is a brilliant pick. A decorated combat veteran who boasts that his wife served more combat tours than he did, Waltz is the first Green Beret...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:05:53 +0000

Controversial Appointees, Clay Pigeons, and Successful Governmental Politics

When did conservatives last hear such widespread media opposition to a president nominating “unqualified, extreme, and controversial” appointees to high government positions? As a past Ronald Reagan Office of Personnel Management nominee, I can attest to the fact that he...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:05:51 +0000

What Was the Matt Gaetz Attorney General Pick Really About?

Barely a week after he was announced as president-elect, Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general, MAGA firebrand Matt Gaetz has withdrawn himself from contention for the post. Officially, Gaetz said on X (formerly Twitter) that his “confirmation was unfairly...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:05:48 +0000

Trump Cabinet Picks Will Balance Energy Abundance With True Conservation

The American people made their voices heard on Nov. 5 by rejecting the Biden–Harris administration’s net-zero climate agenda. Instead, they resoundingly chose a future marked by energy abundance and true conservation. Earlier this month, President-elect Trump unveiled his three cabinet...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 02:01:21 +0000

DEI Proponents at the University of Michigan Are Panicking but Refusing to Budge

Over the past year, Americans have increasingly turned against DEI. The tipping point came when DEI proved to enable antisemitism on university campuses. This unleashed a wave of pent-up frustration over DEI’s enforcement of progressive conformity, prioritization of race over...

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:56:37 +0000

A Gen X President (Four Years From) Now More Than Ever

Donald Trump nominated Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation earlier this week. The pick feels potentially more significant than those offered for the old-line cabinet positions. When the outgoing administration was the incoming administration, Joe Biden generated much chatter regarding...

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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:04:35 +0000

Isn’t It Time for Jasmine Crockett to Shut Up?

I’ve got a friend — I’ve known him for quite a while and I’m not going to use his name because he’s a private guy who absolutely abhors politics and what it does to people — who I’ll call Curt....

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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:01:57 +0000

International Affairs Professor Says Biden ‘Checked’ China: What World Does He Live In?

George Washington Professor of International Affairs Robert Sutter writes in The Diplomat that the Biden administration has successfully checked China in Asia and will be a tough act to follow for the incoming Trump administration. Sutter claims that the Biden...

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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:15:27 +0000

Oh Say Can UC?

“The University of California is eyeing a looming budget gap of half a billion dollars next year,” reports CalMatters, and to fill the gap the university is “relying in part on its out-of-state undergraduates,” whose costs will be increased. In their...

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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:15:26 +0000