Trump and Wiles Are like a New Madden and Summerall
Susie Wiles seems to have taken a page from her father, Pat Summerall, in approaching her role.
Like President Trump or not, his second term is going much better for him than his first was. This time eight years ago, his presidency was in disarray, reeling from the Russiagate probe and the Senate’s rejection of ObamaCare repeal.
That’s night and day from the current administration’s early victories from the tax-and-spending megabill, immigration and universal injunctions.
Even European leaders and Ivy League universities are now heeding Trump’s demands. The president’s approval ratings are 5 percentage points higher now than at the same time in his first term, according to the RealClearPolitics aggregate poll.
Pundits have credited White House chief of staff Susie Wiles for the new administration’s winning streak. But less has been written on how Wiles, who ran Trump’s successful 2024 election campaign, has prevailed where others have failed in instilling discipline in the notoriously free-wheeling Trump operation.
A clue to understanding why the president and his chief of staff have synched so far comes from an unexpected place — the legendary NFL broadcasting duo of John Madden and Pat Summerall, who is also Wiles’s late father.
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
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Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas
Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.
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Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts
Although there is a consensus that personalized forms of campaign outreach are more likely to be effective at either mobilizing or even persuading voters, there remains uncertainty about how campaigns should implement get-out-the-vote (GOTV) programs, especially at a truly expansive scale.
Under Zohran Mamdani, the Jewish Exodus from New York Is Likely to Accelerate
The city is already undergoing a demographic sea-change. The Democrat’s hipster socialism is a rejection of everything that made it great
Waning American Pride Threatens the Republic
Political polarisation has reached fever pitch, with each side increasingly viewing the other not as opponents but as enemies.
The Perils and Promise of Negotiation in International Relationships
It is a moral certainty that the options for lasting peace are far better today because sham negotiations were set aside in favor of resolute and decisive military action.
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Civitas Conversations: Michael Toth on Zohran Mamdani and the Future of Progressivism
Episode 1 of Civitas Conversations with Richard M. Reinsch II
