AS the US Presidential election campaigns heat up, 'Project 2025' gets frequent mention. A 900-plus page document, its full title is, 'Mandate for leadership: Project 2025. Penned by senior officials of the first Trump Administration, it outlines a policy and personnel agenda for his second term (if elected).
The mandate declares the US Congress has abdicated its decision-making responsibilities to unelected bureaucrats, who exercise unchecked policy-making power, even evading the control of the president.
Recognising that much of the chaos of Trump's presidency—staff turnovers, policy flip-flops, dissents and leaks-was caused by ideologically incompatible personnel in his administration, the project's coordinators launched a nation-wide search for suitable candidates. Short-listed applicants underwent training on structures and issues of governance. A database of a few thousand candidates will be presented to the presidential team in November for the selection of federal employees.
The mandate's uncompromising stand against abortion has drawn criticism; its position against immigration is popular. It advocates incentivising preservation of the nuclear family, de-emphasising transgender and LGBTQ issues, and outlawing pornography in speech, print and digital products. DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) policies (affirmative action without quotas) should be reversed; they suppress merit and dilute efficiencies.
The economic agenda comprises progrowth policies that create jobs, spur investment and increase wages: expanding the manufacturing base through industrial policy, pursuing self-reliance in strategically important sectors, promoting fair and balanced trade, and replacing "environmental extremism" with energy dominance.
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