Source: Persuasion
by David Dagan
“A headstrong president inherits an economy being remade by technology, a global climate of high tension and rising authoritarian powers, and a government whose perceived fecklessness has left Americans disgusted. He races to adopt an ambitious new program, installing true believers throughout the government, bending Congress to his will, and overwhelming opposition with the pace and audacity of his plans. Along the way, he lays the groundwork to rebuild the constitutional order and America’s very place in the world. Such were the opening months of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. And such are the opening months of the second Donald J. Trump administration — but with some crucial differences. Almost a century ago, FDR launched a massive program that empowered the government to reconstruct a devastated economy. Today, Trump has embarked upon a massive program that dismantles the government and threatens to strangle an otherwise-promising economy.” (03/21/25)