Can an Executive Order Kill DEI?

The short answer to the question posed in the title of this article is that it depends on how forcefully but deftly the administration can implement its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion order, and how the project will be received by...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:15:45 +0000

Removing Export Rules on AI Should Be a Priority for the Trump Administration

The start of the Trump administration has been characterized by an aggressive revamp of the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence. During the first week, Trump published two executive orders focused on reversing Biden’s heavy-handed approach to AI. As the...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:15:43 +0000

Trump and the Gaza Ceasefire: Implications for the Future of the Abraham Accords

I’ve been following closely every utterance of the new Trump administration regarding the situation in the Middle East. In that regard, by the way, I strongly endorse and recommend Schmuel Katzkin’s treatment in Sunday’s The American Spectator. With Katzkin, I...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:15:41 +0000

A Golden Age Begins

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:12:46 +0000

Woke Isn’t Quite Dead: Chaucer Now Comes With Trigger Warnings

According to recent reports, if you are a student at the University of Nottingham and you are going to sign up for a course on Chaucer, you will be warned beforehand that you may encounter “expressions of Christian faith.” A...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:05:54 +0000

RFK Jr: Like Father, Like Son

This week, as the confirmation battle over the Trump nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services peaks, as the saying goes: like father, like son. As someone whose teenage political hero in the...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:05:51 +0000

The Left Is Agog at Trump’s Audacity … Because He Meant What He Promised

The Left is agog at the audacity of Donald Trump. They are because Trump is doing as president just what he promised to do as a candidate. This astounds the Left because their candidates always run to the center and...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:05:49 +0000

Democrats Have No Roadmap for Their Journey Through the Wilderness … and James Carville Knows It

Over the weekend an email came in from a reader. It read, in part… Why does Carville get so much press coverage? Not only with the MSM, but especially with the honest press (Spectator, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Redstate, etc). He...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:05:46 +0000

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 107: DEI and Transgenderism Protect Registered Sex Offender

Richard Cox, a male who identifies as a “transgender woman,” was caught on multiple occasions exposing his genitals to women and girls. Cox was arrested in December 2024 at the Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center on trespassing charges. He now faces numerous charges, including...

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:04:15 +0000

The Weekend Spectator Ep. 28: Executive Orders, Episcopal Wokeness, and the First Lady’s Statement

The Trump administration hit the ground running, signing executive orders that reflect the fulfillment of promises he made on the campaign trail. Even with the efficient start to his presidency, the week was not without controversy. An Episcopal priest went...

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:43:52 +0000