Tag: PoliticalNetworks
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Article I: When Personnel Become Policy: Executive Office of the President: Executive Leadership
Executive Office of the President: Executive Leadership In the previous section, we examined the infrastructure behind personnel capture, including Project 2025’s Personnel Database, Presidential Administration Academy, and the recurring organizational networks that appeared throughout executive branch appointments. The existence of a personnel pipeline does not, by itself, prove institutional capture. Appointments matter because institutions are…
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Vol I: Part II; Sect II The Presidential Personnel Pipeline
The Presidential Personnel Pipeline One of the most significant components of Project 2025 was the Presidential Personnel Database. According to the Heritage Foundation, the database was created to identify, recruit, and vet individuals interested in serving in a future conservative administration. Rather than waiting until after an election to begin searching for personnel, Project 2025…
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Vol I: Part II; Sect I Project 2025 Was More Than a Policy Proposal
Project 2025 Was More Than a Policy Proposal In the previous section, I explained what institutional capture is and why personnel capture is often one of the earliest signs that it is occurring. Appointments matter because institutions are ultimately run by people. Laws can remain unchanged while the individuals responsible for enforcing, interpreting, and administering…