 Views & Opinions |
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It's built to protect Trump | "Isolationism, anger and grievance, chaos and authoritarianism -- these are not winning issues for Republicans, writes former RNC official Frank Donatelli. Yet, with Trump as their leader, "that is where the party is headed." |
With the elevation of Trump's daughter in law Lara Trump as the RNC's co-chair, Donatelli notes, "Donald Trump's family has taken personal control of the Republican National Committee." Lara Trump has already "decreed that her father-in-law's election was the only priority for the RNC." That could be a problem for down ballot Republicans. The RNC has also cut back its early voting program at Trump's behest, while beefing up its anti-fraud unit – "guaranteeing more baseless litigation, failed court cases and angry speeches by Trump." And here's the topper: "The likely next shoe to drop will be for the RNC to begin paying Trump's legal bills." None of this bodes well for the GOP this year, writes Donatelli, who served in the Reagan administration. Not that it's surprising. The party has embraced many of Trump's positions, including seemingly unlimited spending, that it used to reject. "For Reagan Republicans and advocates of limited government, the search for a new political home can't begin soon enough." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, April 5. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: |
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By Alexander Motyl, professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark |
Patriarch Kirill has transformed the Russian Orthodox Church into an anti-Christian handmaiden of Putin's fascist state. Instead of separation of church and state, Kirill has opted for subordination of church to state. |
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By Leor Sapir, fellow at the Manhattan Institute |
Parents who have consented to these drugs for their children love their kids dearly, but they've consented under entirely false pretenses. The doctors who've advised them say that puberty blockers are known to improve mental health — that they are even life-saving — and that they are fully reversible and just give kids "time to think." None of this is true. |
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By Sid Mohasseb, adjunct professor at USC |
To spark systemic change, those 65 and older must leverage their collective voting power against lenders and Congress. This can be the first step to ending predatory lending practices and raising awareness about strategies for building an equitable retirement system. |
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By Ken Brill, former US ambassador |
The U.S. has more than met its obligations to an ally. It is time to exercise some tough love to help Israel get out of the hole that Netanyahu wants to continue digging in Gaza — and keep alive the possibility of a longer-term peace negotiation. |
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