On the first and second days of his second term as president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump issued two Executive Orders, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” on January 20, and “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” on January 21. These two directives serve as a watershed […] The post Trump’s Successful Campaign Against DEI appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Politics Trump’s Successful Campaign Against DEI The administration has made serious progress toward ending antiwhite racism and restoring equality under the law. On the first and second days of his second term as president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump issued two Executive Orders, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” on January 20, and “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” on January 21. These two directives serve as a watershed and turning point in, and arguably the end of, a…Open
Michael Anton’s new book on the early modern political theorist has much to recommend it, dubious gematria aside. The post The Straussian Machiavelli? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Straussian Machiavelli? Michael Anton’s new book on the early modern political theorist has much to recommend it, dubious gematria aside. Michael Anton, Studies in Machiavellian Political Philosophy (New York City and London: Encounter Books, 2026) 451+XVI pp. Reading Michael Anton’s book of well-wrought essays is like eavesdropping on a private conversation. A deeply committed Straussian, Anton addresses others of his persuasion, among them Tom West, Harvey Mansfield, Leo Paul de Alvarez, and the tutelary spirit of the movement’s founder, Leo Strauss (1899–1973). Although the central theme of this anthology seems to be a proper reading of Machiavelli’s The Prince and Discourses,…Open
It is not difficult to project what comes next in Gaza. The post Conquest, Expulsion, Settlement appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Conquest, Expulsion, Settlement It is not difficult to project what comes next in Gaza. This article is adapted from the introduction to a new edition of Creating Facts: Israel, Palestinians and the West Bank, published by the Institute for Palestine Studies. The maximalist agenda of Israel’s settlement movement has been energized by the calamity of the Second War for Palestine. The “Conquest” of Gaza, the “Expulsion” of its 2.1 million residents, followed by the “Settlement” of the Gaza Strip are the unabashed objectives of the ideological vanguard of Israel’s twenty-first century settlement…Open
The administration is trying to make fundamental, long-term changes to how personnel are selected. The post Can Trump Change the State Department for Good? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Can Trump Change the State Department for Good? The administration is trying to make fundamental, long-term changes to how personnel are selected. Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Andrew Crapuchettes is a man with a mission. He wants to bring patriotic values to government employment recruiting, and he wants to personally help implement Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s mandate to reform the Department of State to better represent those values abroad long past the end of the Trump administration. Can he do it? Crapuchettes earlier this spring received an almost $1 million contract to act…Open
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with Oman over new maritime routes are in the final stages, though he stressed the Strait of Hormuz will not fully reopen.
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