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Should Transgender Athletes be Allowed to Compete? (Foreign Policy Brief #225)

Dec 17, 2025 | Foreign Policy

The goal for the IOC now is to create a blanket gender testing policy that would specifically for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. President Trump has been one of the most ardent supporters of policies limiting the participating, or erasing the participation, of transgender athletes in sports at all levels; and has even called for more testing by the IOC ahead of the 2028 Games. President Trump has also made mention of Title IX , a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination, as his means of ‘protecting women in women’s sports’ while excluding and perhaps discriminating against transgender athletes. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers around the country have fought to create more inclusionary policies. California, currently, allows transgender athletes to participate in sports through the high school level; and their policy is based on gender identity rather than genetics. The Olympics in LA in 2028 are going to be a contentious one to watch on this issue as the stage is being set for inclusive California to be hosting the Olympics who may very well end the inclusionary practices that have been in place since 2000.

Is Trump trying to dig up the ocean? And what does the rest of the world think? “Seabed Mining” (Environment Policy Brief #185)

Dec 17, 2025 | Environment

In keeping with the administration’s bull-in-a-China-shop approach to the environment, foreign policy, tariffs, and just about every other domestic and international issue, the Trump team now wants to dig up the bottom of the sea.

Broad, Dramatic Changes Threaten the Environment as Trump Lifts Protections (Environment Policy Brief #184)

Nov 28, 2025 | Environment

Dolphins in New York Harbor, whales breaching off Lower Manhattan, oysters thriving in the waters around New York City, and the Hudson River—long written off as dead—now supports fishing again. These signs of environmental recovery, while miraculous, all could slam into reverse as the latest Trump administration rollbacks take effect.

Trump’s War on Highest Ed: Shake-up or Shakedown? (Education Policy Brief #212)

Nov 7, 2025 | Education

From Harvard to Stanford, the message was unmistakable—comply or be cut off. The campaign, launched soon after Trump’s return to office in 2025, has transformed federal education funding into a weapon aimed squarely at the nation’s most prestigious campuses.

Funding Dissent in the Crosshairs: Trump’s War on the Soros Foundations (Elections & Politics Policy Brief #200)

Nov 7, 2025 | Elections & Politics

The Trump administration has targeted George Soros and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in its post-Kirk “crackdown” on what it calls radical left networks. Trump has floated the use of RICO charges, ordered agencies to scrutinize progressive donors and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and tied OSF to so-called organized political violence. OSF and other left-leaning groups have dismissed these moves as a politically motivated effort to silence dissent and restrict civil society.

How the Trump Administration Shook Up Education — and What It Means for Students with Disabilities (Education Policy Brief #211)

Oct 30, 2025 | Education

While most of the major media headlines about the Trump Administration’s education policies have focused on ideological battles with the nation’s premier universities, a quieter but more radical reshaping is taking place at the heart of the American education system itself.

Political Violence

Oct 13, 2025 | Editorials & Op Eds

At the center of all affective communities is an element of trust. There needs to be trust that you can say and write and do things without fear of a violent reprisal. Of course criticism and non-violent blowback are fair game. But murder or even messages instilling hatred and violence towards one’s opponent cannot be tolerated. These acts are the destroyers of trust as well as lives.

Can The Government Prosecute Protesters For Their Speech? (Civil Rights Policy Brief #248)

Oct 10, 2025 | Civil Rights

During a small outing by President Trump and a small group of oﬃcials at a public restaurant in Washington, D.C., the President was met by a small group of protesters. The protesters chanted “Free DC” and “Free Palestine” and also “Trump is the Hitler of our time!” The protesters were ultimately removed. However, the President later suggested the protesters should be charged under a racketeering statute since he said one of the protesters was a “paid agitator.” It is unclear where the President receivedthis bit of info or if it is even true. After this incident, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche gave an interview where he defended the idea of prosecuting protesters.

Unmasking the Target: Antifa & Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent (Elections & Politics Brief #199)

Oct 9, 2025 | Elections & Politics

Trump’s crackdown on political opposition, announced in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, is aimed at a range of Democratic and resistance groups. The first of these under examination is Antifa, a key target of the administration’s rhetoric and investigations. Yet Antifa is a far more diffuse and abstract entity than the White House suggests.

The ‘Radical Left’: Defining Dissent in Divided America (Elections & Politics Brief #196)

Sep 23, 2025 | Elections & Politics

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, President Trump is pushing to go after ‘radical left’ groups, those he claims promote political violence and engage in hate speech. What happened to Charlie Kirk is despicable & the politically motivated murder of an American has been condemned by leaders across the political spectrum. That said, the way we do that is by coming together as Americans not targeting our fellow citizens.

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