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US secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments

The Department of Education has been a source of political controversy since its creation in 1980 during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. President Ronald Reagan, who was first elected that year, called for it to be disbanded.

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Biden says Trump dismantling ‘strongest economy in modern history’ would be a ‘major mistake’

Biden cautioned Trump against gutting his signature accomplishments and imposing tariffs

The Independent UK

Project 25 state media plot may backfire

While most programs are on the chopping block, Project 2025 authors take a keen interest in American state media

Salon

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The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment (2024)

by Steven Gow Calabresi and Gary Lawson.

Reason

Mitch McConnell gets standing ovation after speech with indirect swipe at Trump

While McConnell did not reference Trump directly, he bemoaned the current state of the GOP compared to when Ronald Reagan was its leader

The Independent UK

Tarot, tarantulas and TikTok: exploring our long obsession with predicting the future

A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the enduring appeal of divination

The Guardian - UK

If you ever wanted to hear a whiskey-voiced Gene Simmons crooning a jazz standard, now's your chance

Gene Simmons' sultry cover of Stormy Weather comes from the soundtrack of the Dennis Quaid movie Reagan

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Republican senator introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education

Mike Rounds submitted bill that needs supermajority to pass, unlikely even in GOP-controlled Senate next year

The Guardian - US

How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class

Forty years later, policies to prop up the super rich are still going strong

The Walrus

Polling in the age of Trump highlights flawed methods and filtered realities

The results of the 2024 presidential election cement a trend in American politics: Polls cannot accurately gauge support for Donald Trump. In the 2016, 2020 and now 2024 elections, polls consistently underestimated Trump’s support by an average of 2.3 percentage points.

The Conversation

Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive

Shortly after the 2024 election was called in Donald Trump’s favor, he declared that voters had given him “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”

The Conversation

A City upon a Hill

On original and traditional meanings

Reason

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be tasked with taking down the very department Trump has asked…

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With Trump heading for the White House, the Democrats must learn these lessons – and fast

An economic populism for the majority – irrespective of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation – is the way forward, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Trump Revives 'Peace Through Strength,' But Meaning Up To Debate

Donald Trump says he will bring "peace through strength," reviving a time-tested phrase, but whether he is pursuing a strategy or just relying on a catchphrase is a matter of dispute.

The Guardian - UK

With these outrageous appointments, Trump is showing us exactly how he intends to rule

The president-elect has picked a team designed to ensure his domination, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Reason

After This Election, Is America Still the World's 'Indispensable' Nation?

The key reason America is so prosperous is because it has been the world's beacon of liberty, welcoming to immigrants and open to trade.

Salon

Trump savors win: Big storm coming

Trump's nominations are as bizarre as his policies. It's long past time for the craven media to do its job

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One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again in the headlines.”

Salon

Jon Stewart on why Dems got "shellacked"

"It turns out the election was stolen . . . by more people voting for Donald Trump"

The Guardian - UK

From Thatcher to Trump and Brexit: my seven lessons learned after 28 years as Guardian economics editor

The free market experiment has failed, free trade is out, and populism is rife but it can be defeated if the left can galvanise ideas into a credible plan

The Guardian - US

Trump’s White House circle takes shape amid fears over extremist appointments

President-elect said to be considering immigration and foreign policy hardliners – plus the controversial RFK Jr

The Independent UK

‘Ice maiden’ Susie Wiles’s demands for accepting top Trump White House role revealed

Wiles – described by Trump himself as the ‘ice maiden’ – was appointed as his chief of staff on Thursday

The Guardian - US

Why has the American center right disappeared from the ballot box?

Americans voted for the far right without necessarily wanting to endorse a far-right mandate. Trump will claim one anyway

Latin Times

Man Who Tried to Assassinate Reagan Rejects Flood of Requests to Kill Trump: 'I'm a Man of Peace Now'

John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Reagan in 1981, pleaded for an end to comments urging him to take violent action against Donald Trump.

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