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By James Bacon - The emerging question of the 2024 presidential election: Who will slay the federal leviathan? The beast goes by another name—the administrative state—and primary contenders are increasingly placing it front and center in their campaigns. Read More
By Gerard Baker - It is... the Democrats themselves who have become the most insistent evangelists for the idea that the very system that has protected American democracy for two centuries is not fit for its purpose….It is the progressive left…that wants to dismantle many of the most important constitutional institutions and principles that protect American democracy: states’ rights, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, due process and the enforcement of the rule of law.…The party is in the grip of an ideology that believes the entire American constitutional construct is illegitimate… Read More
By John Ellis - …But as the public attempted to slam the door shut on racial preferences, the universities were busy trying to open it wide. The stealthy end-runs around the law gave way to support for “equity”: the desire for racial proportionality in all things… increasingly powerful diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies arose to achieve these aims. …DEI offices abound on campuses across the country… promoting all manner of progressive causes, from social justice to critical race theory and anticapitalism. The most visible sign of DEI’s clout is its gradually seizing control of faculty appointments…. Read More
By Vivek Ramaswamy and Jed Rubenfeld - Republican politicians often ask what they can do in office to combat “wokeness.” The best approach is to amend state and federal civil-rights laws to protect employees from discrimination on the basis of political beliefs. Corporate viewpoint discrimination is unfair and widespread, a driver of polarization, and a direct consequence of the way existing civil-rights laws have been interpreted—a legal mistake that demands a legal solution. Read More
By Dan Morenoff - BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street effectively control each other—and their market competitors. The Clayton Act was made for situations like this. Three of the largest investment shops in the U.S.—BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street—have long used their dominance in passive-investment funds to force corporations to comply with their preferred set of environmental, social and governance policies. Read More
By Vivek Ramaswamy - To put America first, we need to rediscover what America is. That’s why I am running for president. I am launching not only a political campaign but a cultural movement to create a new American Dream—one that is not only about money but about the unapologetic pursuit of excellence. We must restore merit for who gets to come to America. That means securing the border unapologetically and eliminating lottery-based immigration in favor of meritocratic admission. We must embrace merit in who gets to succeed in America. Read More
By William P. Barr - All these dominant platforms, though distinctive, pose the same threefold danger. First, they have a chokehold over essential channels of communication and commerce, allowing them to be gatekeepers to the digital world. Second, they vacuum up a trove of personal information about users—what they see, hear, read, think and buy. This raises profound privacy concerns and permits these companies to manipulate users’ beliefs and behavior. Third, they distort the “marketplace of ideas.” The gatekeepers can shape the flow of information to advance their own economic and political agendas…. Read More