Plus, making time for recess and rest, and why the president’s regulatory housecleaning won’t be easy.
| Trump’s second inaugural address: Immigration, culture, and conflict “He wants to be a peacemaker overseas but a warrior at home. And in a speech traditionally devoted to selfless themes, President Trump spoke about the extent of his electoral victory and professed his belief that he had been saved by God to save the nation,” write William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck. Galston and Kamarck assess the topics that the president chose to address in his remarks on Monday and explain what the speech may signal about the Trump administration’s strategy and public reception moving forward. |
| More research and commentary We all need a little more recess. The decline of recess isn’t just a concern for children—it reflects a larger cultural undervaluing of rest.By making time to pause, play, and reconnect in schools, workplaces, and daily life, people can create healthier, more balanced societies, argue Karyn Allee and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. The president’s regulatory housecleaning won’t be easy. Frustration with the sheer volume and scope of federal regulation is understandable—but regulations perform vital functions in many cases. Robert E. Litan and Peter M. Shane discuss the Trump administration’s ambitions around regulation. |
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