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Even before his inauguration, Donald Trump began to disrupt the world. He has now disrupted the world with three possible priorities—making Canada a state of the United States, acquiring Greenland, and taking back the Panama Canal.
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In a 2023 landmark case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the Supreme Court held that Harvard's admissions process for new students violated the US Constitution's guarantee of "equal protection of the laws." The Court found that the Harvard's system for admitting new students did not meet any "measurable or rational" standards.
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Last May, the Supreme Court issued a surprising and controversial decision in a case called Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association. The majority opinion was written by Justice Thomas, with dissents by Justices Alito and Gorsuch. The Court held that the CFPB (called the "Bureau") could become an agency within the Federal […]
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In a recent NBC television interview, Donald Trump noted that some of the people who opposed his election should be "in jail," and those of his supporters who attacked and ransacked the Capitol will be pardoned and released from prison after he takes office.
The post The New Political World Trump Has Created appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General was a shocking choice, even for Trump—very possibly the worst choice for a cabinet post in US history. The fascinating question is why Trump did it.
The post The Gaetz Nomination and Trump's Nomination Strategy appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

Having experienced the problem of staff disagreement in his first term, Trump now seems to be avoiding this difficulty by choosing people to manage major agencies who have few fixed policy ideas, little experience managing large organizations, or had not yet attained distinguished levels in their careers.
The post Why Trump's Cabinet Choices Seem Undistinguished appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

If a majority of voters approve and agree with Trump's sentiments, it would truly mean that democracy in America has run its course—something an overwhelming number of Americans would almost certainly deny. In the end, then, Trump's continuing popular support remains a paradox.
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The world now recognizes that Israel has a right to retaliate for the most recent Iranian attack. There is every reason for Israel to rid itself—once and for all—of the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack by rendering Fordow forever unusable.
The post The Case for Israel Striking Iran's Nuclear Facilities appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

Answering questions from news specialists with knowledge about a particular issue—whether it's energy policy or foreign policy—is a sensible way to elicit a candidate's underlying knowledge and his ability to formulate policy. A debate is not.
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The discovery in Greenland should tell us that we know so little about our planet and the activity of the sun itself that it is absurd to accept what is essentially propaganda about the cause of climate change.
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President Biden published an article in the Washington Post in which he promised to ensure that "no person is above the law." He seems to believe that the Supreme Court had placed Trump in a favored position by granting him immunity in its landmark decision.
The post Biden's Foolish Immunity Proposal Will Threaten Future Presidents appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

Many haven't paid much attention to Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of Trump's indictment for mishandling classified material. However, Judge Cannon's opinion is a carefully crafted, clear, and persuasive piece of scholarship, well written and well sourced.
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It's difficult to understand the angry reaction to the ruling that Trump is entitled to immunity for his "official acts"—i.e., the actions he took in pursuit of the responsibilities assigned to the President by the Constitution. The decision thus far could not have been otherwise.
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The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity virtually assures that Donald Trump will not be tried before the 2024 election, and thus sharply narrows the possibility that the public will receive any significant new information about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The post With Immunity: Now Character Counts appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

The outcome of the 2024 election was determined by the televised debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden this past week. As they say, "it's all over but the shouting."
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