"One of the defining characteristics of the Trump years has been the determination of President [Donald] Trump and the people around him to turn into instruments of presidential will federal agencies that were always thought of as more or less independent and apolitical. The Department of Justice, well, it's part of the administration, for sure, and the attorney general is an appointee of the president."
"My book this week will be an essay on a similar theme, "My Early Beliefs," by John Maynard Keynes, in which the great English philosopher and economist discusses how his views had changed from the early 20th century to the time in which he delivered this essay, just before the Second World War. But before either the dialogue or the book, some thoughts about a remarkable development in the week just past."
"David explains how episodes including the Justice Department's attempted prosecution of members of Congress, the political pressure on the Federal Reserve, and the campaign-style appeals delivered at Fort Bragg represent a systematic attempt to erode the guardrails of American democracy. Then, David is joined by Mona Charen, a contributor at The Bulwark and longtime conservative commentator. Together, they reflect on their shared political evolution-from their early days as Reagan-era conservatives to their break"
President Trump's efforts to bend independent federal institutions toward presidential will include attempted prosecutions of members of Congress, political pressure on the Federal Reserve, and campaign-style appeals to military audiences at Fort Bragg. These actions signal a systematic erosion of democratic guardrails through the politicization of agencies once considered apolitical. Longtime Reagan-era conservatives have reassessed earlier beliefs and broken with the contemporary Republican Party, tracing how Trump transformed the conservative movement and acknowledging both correct judgments and mistakes from prior years. John Maynard Keynes's "My Early Beliefs" is used to illustrate the value of changing one's mind and political growth.
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