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Project 2025 Was Awful. Trump Has Been Worse.

The cover of what has been referred to as Project 2025, which reads, "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise".

Trump disowned Project 2025. In retrospect, it seems like he considered it too moderate.

When the Heritage Foundation released Project 2025, there was a big hullabaloo, and Trump quickly disowned it. Bad as it was, however, it appears Project 2025 apparently failed to anticipate the full sweep of Trump’s second term. Many of Trump’s actions mirror Project 2025 recommendations, but in some key areas he’s gone much further. Here …

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President-Elect Trump vs. California: What Lies Ahead?

Will It Be Environmental Law & Policy Deja Vu All Over Again? Or Even Worse?

Californians who care about the environment likely–and justifiably–feel whipsawed this week. Former President Trump (#45) has re-emerged as President-elect Trump (#47), interrupted by the intervening four years of the Biden-Harris presidential administration. (Actually, this presidential whipsaw has been going on for decades: think Bush Sr.-Clinton-Bush Jr.-Obama-Trump-Biden-Trump redux.) In general, California’s progressive environmental laws and policies …

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Screaming in the Wilderness

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Pondering the Effects of Biden’s Climate Policies

Heritage Foundation Project 2025

Trump disowned Project 2025. In retrospect, it seems like he considered it too moderate.

Will It Be Environmental Law & Policy Deja Vu All Over Again? Or Even Worse?

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