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Should the Department of Education Be Abolished?
Post | March 17, 2025
On March 3, the Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as the thirteenth secretary of education.1 Secretary McMahon has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education in what she calls its “final mission,” and on March 11, the Department announced it was cutting nearly 50 percent of its workforce.2 President Donald Trump is expected to sign an […]
Steel, Soybeans & Security: The Debate on Tariffs Continues
Post | March 14, 2025
On February 25, President Donald Trump announced that new tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico would go into effect on March 4.1 President Trump revived the use of tariffs in 2018, ending seven decades of emphasis on free trade economic policies. Since 2018, both Presidents Trump and Joe Biden have enacted several major tariffs, […]
A Marshall Plan for Tribal Nations
Post | March 4, 2025
“The United States should do whatever it can to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace. –Secretary of State George C. Marshall1 A Marshall Plan for Tribal Nations has gained support as tribal leaders and advocates call on the […]
Is Offshore Wind a Feasible Renewable Energy Source?
Post | February 28, 2025
On January 20, his first day back in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that stops new offshore wind projects from obtaining lease permits, halting development meant to power over 12 million homes.1 At a rally later that day, President Trump characterized wind turbines as ugly and harmful to property values and to […]
USAID and Cutting International Aid
Post | February 24, 2025
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that implemented a 90-day freeze on aid to other countries. Since then, the offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have closed, staff have been furloughed, and there have been more funding freezes. The formerly semi-autonomous agency is now […]
Tariffs and Trade: The Potential Impact on the Economy
Post | February 14, 2025
During his first administration, President Donald Trump made tariffs and trade a major part of his economic policy. As he campaigned for another term, he further emphasized how he would use tariffs and trade if reelected. His strategy of issuing tariffs would be used to create more manufacturing jobs for Americans, shrink both the federal […]
Lina Khan, the FTC, and Antitrust Laws
Post | February 4, 2025
Over the past four years, policy put forth by President Joe Biden’s administration represented a notable shift in the executive branch’s attitude toward multi-conglomerate merging. This merging refers to large corporations buying up smaller businesses from a variety of different industries, thus reducing the possibility of competition from small business. During the Biden administration, the […]
The Second Trump Presidency
Post | January 21, 2025
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. In his first day in office, President Trump signed 26 executive orders, the most in recent history. In contrast, President Joe Biden signed nine on his first day in office and President Trump signed just one when he was […]
The Decline of Local Newspapers
Post | December 10, 2024
A free press is a crucial part of our democracy—so important that it was enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Once a staple of information, newspapers have been steadily declining and disappearing for decades. There are nearly 6,000 newspapers that publish in the United States and, on average, two shut down every week.1 […]
Teaching with Disciplined Nonpartisanship
Videos | December 5, 2024
This workshop will equip educators with the skills to facilitate discussions around controversial issues while maintaining a neutral position.
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Should the Department of Education Be Abolished?
Post | March 17, 2025
On March 3, the Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as the thirteenth secretary of education.1 Secretary McMahon has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education in what she calls its “final mission,” and on March 11, the Department announced it was cutting nearly 50 percent of its workforce.2 President Donald Trump is expected to sign an […]
Steel, Soybeans & Security: The Debate on Tariffs Continues
Post | March 14, 2025
On February 25, President Donald Trump announced that new tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico would go into effect on March 4.1 President Trump revived the use of tariffs in 2018, ending seven decades of emphasis on free trade economic policies. Since 2018, both Presidents Trump and Joe Biden have enacted several major tariffs, […]
A Marshall Plan for Tribal Nations
Post | March 4, 2025
“The United States should do whatever it can to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace. –Secretary of State George C. Marshall1 A Marshall Plan for Tribal Nations has gained support as tribal leaders and advocates call on the […]
Is Offshore Wind a Feasible Renewable Energy Source?
Post | February 28, 2025
On January 20, his first day back in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that stops new offshore wind projects from obtaining lease permits, halting development meant to power over 12 million homes.1 At a rally later that day, President Trump characterized wind turbines as ugly and harmful to property values and to […]
USAID and Cutting International Aid
Post | February 24, 2025
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that implemented a 90-day freeze on aid to other countries. Since then, the offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have closed, staff have been furloughed, and there have been more funding freezes. The formerly semi-autonomous agency is now […]
Tariffs and Trade: The Potential Impact on the Economy
Post | February 14, 2025
During his first administration, President Donald Trump made tariffs and trade a major part of his economic policy. As he campaigned for another term, he further emphasized how he would use tariffs and trade if reelected. His strategy of issuing tariffs would be used to create more manufacturing jobs for Americans, shrink both the federal […]
Lina Khan, the FTC, and Antitrust Laws
Post | February 4, 2025
Over the past four years, policy put forth by President Joe Biden’s administration represented a notable shift in the executive branch’s attitude toward multi-conglomerate merging. This merging refers to large corporations buying up smaller businesses from a variety of different industries, thus reducing the possibility of competition from small business. During the Biden administration, the […]
The Second Trump Presidency
Post | January 21, 2025
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. In his first day in office, President Trump signed 26 executive orders, the most in recent history. In contrast, President Joe Biden signed nine on his first day in office and President Trump signed just one when he was […]
The Decline of Local Newspapers
Post | December 10, 2024
A free press is a crucial part of our democracy—so important that it was enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Once a staple of information, newspapers have been steadily declining and disappearing for decades. There are nearly 6,000 newspapers that publish in the United States and, on average, two shut down every week.1 […]
Teaching with Disciplined Nonpartisanship
Videos | December 5, 2024
This workshop will equip educators with the skills to facilitate discussions around controversial issues while maintaining a neutral position.
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