Tim Donner

Ordinarily, the second term of an eight-year presidency tends to be frustrating and disappointing for the president and his allies. The problem faced by two-term presidents over the last 75 years – Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama – is that once re-elected, they immediately become lame ducks. With their agenda mostly complete and their power diminished, speculation about their successor begins to take center stage. By the time of their second inauguration, presidential administrations tend to be running on empty, exhausted by the battles in the heady early days of their newfound power, when the possibilities of major achievements seemed well within their grasp.

President-elect Donald Trump has not demonstrated a fondness for the United Nations (UN). During his first term, he pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council because it operated to attack rather than preserve human rights. There is little to recommend the UN for anything more than an opportunity for international diplomats to sit and chat among themselves.

his outsized agenda. But what of all the other, more entrenched denizens of DC? Enter Schedule F – Trump’s bold plan to “drain the

This should hardly come as a surprise to anyone paying attention to recent political trends. The Sunshine State, long a critical battleground in presidential elections, has evolved into a deep red sanctuary, thanks in large part to Trump's friend-turned-rival-turned-ally, Governor Ron DeSantis. The little-known three-term congressman came out of nowhere and ascended to chief executive of Florida in 2018 thanks in large part to Trump's endorsement of him. He subsequently became one of the nation's most prominent governors on the strength of his near-legendary management of natural disasters, his in-your-face advocacy of social conservatism, and his willingness to take on powerful special interests, most prominently the increasingly woke Disney Company. DeSantis was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2022 by a margin of 19%, effectively transforming the state from purple to ruby red.

Elon Musk has single-handedly transformed a modern-day communications industry that has far surpassed the power of television and newspapers.

Most Americans heaved a sigh of relief at the outcome of the 2024 election – and not just because of what will soon begin, but because of what has finally ended. The decisive victory by Donald Trump represents nothing less than the death knell for America's progressive era. The country lost its mind in 2020 and is just now recovering its bearings. And, in the weeks since November 5, we have been reminded of what the American electorate overwhelmingly rejected, bearing witness to at least three prime examples of the rancid progressive ideology.

In many ways, it seems Joe Biden has all but abdicated the presidency. As Donald Trump seizes the spotlight and takes center stage as the most active president-elect in memory, cutting deals with tech moguls and foreign leaders, Biden is nowhere to be seen or heard. That is, unless it's to pardon his son – an act roundly condemned by the American people and even many of his allies. Oh, and then there was his appearance at Washington's Kennedy Center to receive a standing ovation from perhaps the only audience in the nation that would even consider such a tribute in the dying days of his failed presidency.

other sports are not only allowing but actively encouraging and even sponsoring legalized gambling. To say times have changed when it