Based on what we have witnessed in the last week or so, there can be little doubt that President Trump’s dynamic entry into his second term foretells dramatic changes in our lives. There is a perfect storm brewing with a combination of a Republican President, a Republican Congress, and a Conservative Supreme Court. Mix into that blend the fact that the majority of the public has apparently reached its breaking point for tolerance of the ridiculous progressive agenda that was spearheaded by the Biden Administration and we seem to have a very real opportunity for positive and meaningful change in the way our government functions. And if this change is significant, it is quite likely it will bleed over and influence our cultural and societal norms.
It
goes without saying that any effort to substantially change our behemoth of
government will be, at the least, quite challenging. There are many moving parts and various
interests involved that help to make it a dicey proposition. If we were to look for one main linchpin in
this process, I would point the arrow at the Republican Party in Congress. If the Republican majorities in the House and
Senate can remain united and vote as a reliable block, then many legislative
accomplishments are possible…and these would
be durable changes that are extremely difficult for future Presidents and Congresses
to overturn. This is one area where
the Republicans have much to learn from their Democrat opponents, who have in
recent history been supremely disciplined when it comes to congressional
unanimity. If Trump and the congressional
Republicans can push through his nominees, pass some legislation of modest
import, and then cap it off with passage of the upcoming reconciliation bill (that one big beautiful bill!)…there are
many, many things possible for this presidency.
On
the other hand, if over the course of the next few weeks and months, the
Republican Congress begins to splinter and lose sight of the rare opportunity
before them, the remaining progressive
elements in the Democrat Party, the mainstream media (withered though they might be), and academia will leap at the
chance to drive a wedge into that crack.
They are currently in the process of recouping their resources, their
energies, and their influence and quietly waiting (dreaming?) for that moment to arrive. If Trump and the congressional Republicans
can remain united for at least a few months into his current administration, it
will dramatically and incrementally strengthen their political position and further
diminish the progressive collective. But
if their new-found unity begins to unravel, there will be no dearth of Democrat
progressives waiting to pull mightily on those strings in order to hasten the
pending disarray.
Just
how dramatic and significant is the ongoing Trump revolution…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/trumps-reach-for-greatness/
In many ways, Trump appears to be a
changed man. In other ways, he is clearly
the same old Donald: http://jewishworldreview.com/0125/hammer011725.php
The Executive Order is a tempting
instrument for change…but if you live by the sword, you can die by the sword:
https://reason.com/2025/01/22/with-executive-order-avalanche-trump-continues-trend-toward-a-monarchical-presidency/
What
should we make of this renewed interest in America’s “Manifest Destiny” and how
does it play into our foreign policy….
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/21/geographys-revenge/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-u-n-does-not-serve-american-interests/
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/23/we-built-it-we-paid-for-it-its-ours/
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/why-japan-matters-more-in-the-new-trump-era/
Had Kamala Harris won the
presidency, perhaps “this” would be the future of America:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21327/brussels-crumbling
The
debate about birthright citizenship within the context of immigration reform is
a very serious and complex matter. It is
nowhere near a cut and dried issue and it will be fascinating to watch it play
out in our court system…
https://americanmind.org/salvo/birthright-citizenship-game-on/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-case-for-ending-birthright-citizenship/
The
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement has had an insidious effect of
our nation, but perhaps nowhere is it as impactful as in the area of national
education…
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/01/22/227929/#more-227929
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/ending-the-affirmative-action-regime.php
If the harmful distraction of DEI
can be removed from our educational institutions, perhaps new innovations will
be increasingly possible: https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/22/seven-rules-for-charter-school-radicals/
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/26/the-great-education-escape/
After
two tumultuous national elections, will there be meaningful discussion about
election reform over the next few years…
https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/01/electoral-college-chuck-chalberg.html
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