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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Spectator: Marjorie Taylor Greene - Anti-Trump Resistance Hero?
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 20, 2025, to the Spectator:

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Marjorie Taylor Greene: Anti-Trump Resistance Hero?

By Douglas Murray

The left sees that she might be useful in their war to bring down Trump

It is always interesting to see who the American left claims are the leaders of the American right.

There was a time during President Trump's first term when Steve Bannon fit the role - and relished playing it. Back then most days brought another media profile of the dark genius of the MAGA movement. The Guardian, New ... Show Full Article

How Trump Can End 'Woke Capital' - and Free US Companies To Get Back to Business
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 21, 2025, to the New York Post:

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How Trump Can End 'Woke Capital' - and Free US Companies To Get Back to Business

By James R. Copland

In his second term, President Donald Trump certainly hasn't been afraid to go bold -- and now it could be the stock market's turn.

Trump's administration is eyeing a major overhaul in how the feds oversee the market, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

The slate of reforms under consideration could be the biggest positive development for our financial markets ... Show Full Article

Goldwater Institute: Week in Review - Union Members Only? Nope.
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 22 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2025:

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Week in Review: Union Members Only? Nope.

By Fiona Baum

When people apply for government jobs, they should be judged on their merits and their ability to do the work. But that's not how it works at the University of Rhode Island--the university gives local union members a leg up in the hiring process. That's unconstitutional, so the Goldwater Institute sued the university this week to challenge its illegal policy.

As part of its collective bargaining agreement with the National Education ... Show Full Article

Capital Research Center: Where Do Leftist Networks Go When They Die?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2025:

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Where do leftist networks go when they die?

The death of ACORN, and its afterlife

By Michael Watson

In 2010, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known by the acronym ACORN, declared bankruptcy and dissolved. It was a moment of triumph for conservative activists who had implicated the left-wing network in controversial voter registration practices and who had caught network employees appearing to condone illegal activities on surreptitiously recorded videos.

But ... Show Full Article

CSIS Issues Commentary: U.S. Army and a Second Manhattan Project for AI
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2025:

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The U.S. Army and a Second Manhattan Project for AI

By Jake S. Kwon and Benjamin Jensen

In the near future, the U.S. Army can once again become the nation's prime integrator of science and defense innovation--just as it did in World War II with the original Manhattan Project. While the scientists provided the breakthroughs, it was the Army--through the Corps of Engineers, military police, signal corps, logistics, and counterintelligence units--that built the secret ... Show Full Article

CSIS Issues Commentary: Mogami - Advancing Australia-Japan Defense Cooperation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2025:

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The Mogami: Advancing Australia-Japan Defense Cooperation

By Moyuru Tanaka

In August 2025, the Australian government announced its selection of the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate as its new general-purpose frigate. Just one month later, on September 5, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo for the 12th Japan-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Consultations. Later that day, they observed ... Show Full Article

AFPI, Benny Johnson Launch 'Make Housing Great Again' Initiative
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2025:

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AFPI, Benny Johnson Launch 'Make Housing Great Again' Initiative

New Partnership Aims to Restore the American Dream for Young Americans

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced "Restoring the American Dream: Make Housing Great Again," a national initiative led by Benny Johnson, an award-winning media personality and host of "The Benny Show", which has garnered more than 5 billion views worldwide.

Under Johnson's leadership, the initiative will focus on improving ... Show Full Article