If You Thought Trump Wasn’t Serious, Look at His First Appointments by Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
The Looming Fight to Make Local Cops Part of Trump’s Deportation Machine by Shawn Musgrave, Intercept
Stefanik UN Pick: Win for Hardliners Aiming to Frontload Trump WH by Daniel Larison, Responsible Statecraft
Trump Eyeing Hawks and Neocons for Top Foreign Policy/Nat Sec Roles by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft
Will Trump Launch a Reign of Terror Against His List of Enemies? There’s Little to Stop Him by Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times
Congress Is About to Gift Trump with Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Opponents by Noah Hurowitz, Intercept
Conceived in Liberty or Conceived in Sin? Exploitation and Modern Prosperity by Art Carden, Independent Institute
Biden Administration Proposes Tightening Protectionist Buy American Act by Colin Grabow, Cato Institute
What William Graham Sumner Would Say About Trump and Vance’s Tariff Rhetoric by Kody Jensen, Foundation for Economic Education
Protectionism and Preparedness Remain Roads to Serfdom and Slaughter by Joel Schlosberg, Garrison Center