Meet PublicSq., the ‘anti-woke’ marketplace backed by Donald Trump Jr.
The 'Pro-American’ digital marketplace has had a surge of interest as brands like Target and Bud Light have faced boycotts and backlash
Jim Schneider, co-founder of sunglass brand Zivah, knows his company could probably reach more customers if he sold his products on Amazon, but he isn’t interested. Zivah has found success as an early adopter of PublicSq., an online marketplace that bills itself as an alternative to “woke” corporations espousing liberal values.
Zivah (a name that comes from the Hebrew word for “light of God”) sells high-end sunglasses with names like “Glisten” and “Dazzle.” Each one bears a scripture on the inside of the temple. “In a world that seems so polarized, you see the world through a different lens,” Zivah’s website reads.
“Our target consumer really is someone who supports American values, who does not want to support a company that’s gone woke, who does not want to support a company that’s supporting abortions,” Schneider told The Washington Post. (Amazon has joined other large companies in offering to cover employees’ travel expenses for abortion and other non-life-threatening medical treatment if they don’t have access at home.) Since Zivah joined PublicSq. last year, the platform “has definitely become our biggest source of new customers,” Schneider said.
Zivah and PublicSq. are part of a growing contingent of companies promoting “anti-woke capitalism,” a business model that is gaining traction amid broader cultural battles over abortion, guns, transgender rights and American exceptionalism. As big companies and brands such as Target, North Face and Bud Light have drawn fire from some consumers for celebrating the LGBTQ community, PublicSq. is building a customer base on the other side of the ideological spectrum.
The platform has swelled to host more than 55,000 small businesses since it launched on July 4, 2022 — with major growth coming in recent months as consumers reacted to Bud Light’s partnership with transgender comedian and activist Dylan Mulvaney and Target’s Pride merchandise. In the last week of May, as tensions around corporate Pride campaigns crescendoed, PublicSq. said it added more than 300,000 users, bringing its customer base to over 1.1 million.
Americus Reed, professor of marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, said the past decade has seen a profound rise in companies branding themselves as “purpose-driven.” As competition for customers gets tougher, tethering corporate identity to a particular ideology has become a “powerful way” for companies to differentiate themselves and build brand loyalty, Reed said.
“Anyone who takes a position on something is able to capture more market share,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of analytics company GlobalData, noting that the downside for such companies is they open themselves up to “fire from all sides.”
PublicSq. recently went public, aiming to catapult its “pro-American marketplace” onto the main stage. The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 20, under the ticker PSQH. CEO Michael Seifert rang the opening bell at the NYSE to the tune of loud chants of “U-S-A” from the floor.
Its market capitalization has since grown to around $353 million, according to MarketWatch — less than 1 percent the size of Target.
PublicSq. faces an uphill battle in its bid to rival giants like Amazon and Walmart, given the dominance of those companies and the fact that most consumers “can’t be bothered to change where they shop,” Saunders said.
But PublicSq. executives say demand is strong in an era when many consumers have shown a desire to give their money to companies that align with their values. By offering an alternative, the company is a “direct beneficiary” anytime a large corporation alienates conservative consumers, said Omeed Malik, chairman and CEO of Colombier Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company that took PublicSq. public through a merger.
“People were hungry for this option,” said Malik, a former managing director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, who said he believes PublicSq. can be a cornerstone of a “parallel economy” comprising conservative businesses and shoppers.
PublicSq. isn’t the first company to try to capitalize on consumer appetite for “anti-woke” products. In 2022, Jeremy Boreing, co-founder of the Daily Wire, a conservative news site, started a company that sells shaving products after Harry’s Razors pulled its ads from the site due to “values misalignment.”
Since then, Jeremy’s Razors has rolled out other products to compete with companies that have faced right-wing backlash. After Hershey faced blowback for including a transgender activist on packaging in Canada as part of a promotion celebrating International Women’s Day, the site began selling chocolate bars. The ones with nuts are called “HeHim” and the ones without are called “SheHer” — available in both regular and “microaggression size.”
“Stop giving your money to woke corporations that hate you,” Boreing says in an elaborate online commercial. “Give it to me instead.”
Jeremy’s Razors, Harry’s Razors and Hershey did not respond to requests for comment.
Felix Starkatcher, a substitute teacher in Tulsa, said he was thrilled when he learned about PublicSq. The 31-year-old military veteran saw it as “a surefire investment,” snapping up a few shares of the company’s stock.
“They promote all the traditional American values I grew up loving,” Starkatcher said.
In the past, Starkatcher has shopped at Amazon, Target and Walmart. But he gave up on Target after the company marketed Pride merchandise for kids. He said he’s also had some bad experiences with Amazon lately. All of which made him eager for another option.
Starkatcher said he’s been telling his friends and family about PublicSq., hoping they’ll change their shopping habits, too. “Them being a proper competitor [to Amazon] that actually follows American values and traditions is a godsend for this country,” he said.
Businesses that recently joined the platform say they have benefited from a surge in interest. Before PublicSq., Tanner and Bonnie Blain mostly sold their Fit Dog Bakery treats to customers in their local area in Southern Alabama.
Fit Dog used to get about 60 monthly visitors to its website. After a few months on PublicSq. — during which a growing chorus of conservatives voiced frustration with “woke” values of major corporations — Fit Dog is now averaging 1,500 monthly visitors, and its sales are up 1,000 percent, Tanner said. Knowing that the growth is presumably coming from consumers aligned with the Blains’ Christian values makes the success sweeter.
“Being around like-minded people, that’s always an amazing thing,” Tanner said.
To join PublicSq., a company must be a small or medium-size business that affirms the platform’s core values as stated on its website,including belief in “the greatness of this Nation,” that small businesses are “the backbone of the economy,” that the sanctity of the family unit must be protected and that the government “isn’t the source of our rights, so it can’t take them away.” The platform also prioritizes businesses whose products are made in America.
Seifert has described the platform as being “principled” rather than political, pointing out that the word “Republican” appears nowhere on its website. But the company has drawn support from conservative power-players such as Donald Trump Jr. Former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler (R) was recently appointed to PublicSq.’s board of directors, and the company recently inked an ad deal with Tucker Carlson’s new Twitter show, according to CNBC.
In an interview with Breitbart News, Seifert said PublicSq. is against corporations’ diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, as well as their environmental, social and governance goals and policies. “The only way that we are going to topple those corrupt philosophies that are destroying our economy is by shifting consumer spending,” he said.
After Bud Light laid off roughly 350 employees last week in the wake of the backlash to its partnership with Mulvaney, PublicSq. invited ex-Bud Light employees to submit resumes, saying it would distribute them to its network of “tens of thousands of Pro-America businesses.”
“We’re sorry that Anheuser-Busch leadership prioritized left-wing ideology over sound business practices,” the letter reads.
Some vendors on PublicSq. lean into their political views: Patriot Mobile bills itself as “America’s only Christian, conservative wireless provider” and BRAVE Books casts itself as “the antidote to woke culture’s attack on our children.” But others appear to be apolitical, like family-owned chocolatier Fortunato and Carnivore SNAX (which says on its website that it is Joe Rogan’s “favorite snack.”)
With their organic ingredients, sustainable manufacturing practices and artisan craftsmanship, Many of PublicSq.’s offerings would fit right in on Etsy. They can also be on the pricey side.
Janet Wischnia’s family business, American Blossom Linens, makes bedsheets, blankets and towels entirely in the United States. But that requires the products to sell at a higher price. A classic queen-size set of the brand’s eco-friendly cotton sheets retails for $299; Target’s all-cotton Threshold sheet sets are available in the same size for $55.
Wischnia sees her audience as primarily mothers and grandmothers with money to spend on a high-end product, but in the past she’s struggled to reach them. When she learned about PublicSq., she sensed it would be a good fit.
So far, the audience is responding well to her products — and she’s enjoyed shopping on the site, too (she recently bought a straw beach hat).
“I try to live my own life the way I conduct my business,” Wischnia said.
Although PublicSq. is positioning itself as an alternative to Amazon, some of the businesses involved are open to both platforms. GloriLight, a Christian night light that projects Bible verses on the ceiling, recently joined PublicSq., but also advertises in traditional social media channels like Facebook and Instagram. The company is planning to sell its wares on Amazon soon, too, and estimates that sales through the e-commerce giant will represent about a third of its business, according to CEO Clay Banks.
Many of the brands on PublicSq. describe themselves as “purpose-driven.” Coffee brand Promised Grounds bills itself as “the only coffee made to serve.” The company built its business by providing high-quality coffee beans for churches and faith-based organizations. Now it’s also selling directly to consumers through PublicSq.
Orders have grown considerably over the past six months, according to the company’s head of marketing Brian Santa Maria, but he wasn’t able to directly tie that uptick to a rise in anti-woke or anti-corporate sentiment among consumers. Still, the brand has been resonating with PublicSq.’s audience.
For Santa Maria, who spent years as senior creative director at Best Buy before joining Promised Grounds, the concept behind PublicSq. doesn’t seem all that different from “Vans or PacSun or any companies that serve a specific identity.”
“That’s how all of us make our purchase decisions, or even life decisions, when it comes down to it,” Santa Maria said. “Whether it’s who we’re dating or who we’re voting for, or what we’re buying in the grocery store, we think with our head but we ultimately make that decision with our emotions.”
Question for you all: What is your current feeling about the term "woke"?
When this term started getting thrown around, my reaction quickly became:
1) It is poor English
2) To me it smacks of arrogance and naivete
3) It reminded me of when I was a teenage and thought I had all the answers (don't they all, lol)
4) It's another reminder of how much I dislike labels
But now, although you will never (I know, "never day never", BUT...) refer to myself as "woke", I am beginning consider that for young people, it might have its place and be helpful in stemming the tide of ... well, call it what it is, "the asleep". As much as I'm iffy about the term, I do certainly like this:
It was natural for a term like this to take over for previous terms such as "snowflake" and "politically correct." To me, anyway. This is because it was kinda easy to call them out when they'd say liberals are offended by everything; just bring up Kaepernick, red Starbucks "holiday" cups, etc. It was pretty obvious, even to man of the them, that they were just as easily offended as everyone else. So to me, "woke" is simply the way to point to "certain" things. You can call someone out on homophobia and you're "woke." No so if you call someone out on "Christian-bashing." That's just about being "respectful." It's a way to try to allow for "free speech" in one direct while still being able to call it out (if not shut it down) in the other. And it's pretty effective.
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Question for you all: What is your current feeling about the term "woke"?
When this term started getting thrown around, my reaction quickly became:
1) It is poor English
2) To me it smacks of arrogance and naivete
3) It reminded me of when I was a teenage and thought I had all the answers (don't they all, lol)
4) It's another reminder of how much I dislike labels
But now, although you will never (I know, "never day never", BUT...) refer to myself as "woke", I am beginning consider that for young people, it might have its place and be helpful in stemming the tide of ... well, call it what it is, "the asleep". As much as I'm iffy about the term, I do certainly like this:
The original meaning was fine (to be aware of social injustice, particularly along racial lines) but it's been co-opted by the right to mean anything they don't like or disagree with.
Imagine thinking awareness of social injustice is a bad thing?
this^^
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Question for you all: What is your current feeling about the term "woke"?
When this term started getting thrown around, my reaction quickly became:
1) It is poor English
2) To me it smacks of arrogance and naivete
3) It reminded me of when I was a teenage and thought I had all the answers (don't they all, lol)
4) It's another reminder of how much I dislike labels
But now, although you will never (I know, "never day never", BUT...) refer to myself as "woke", I am beginning consider that for young people, it might have its place and be helpful in stemming the tide of ... well, call it what it is, "the asleep". As much as I'm iffy about the term, I do certainly like this:
given where and how the term originated, no, I have no problem with it. I think what we are seeing, is what usually happens, something out of the black community at large gets co-opted by folks who look like me. then gets turned against them or otherwise exploited to minimize its value to that community.
since its become so widely known/used , I have become aware of certain things my experience wouldnt have clued me into. I have found that beneficial to becoming a more whole human being. the root of it is to be open to new information.
Great post, M.!
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Question for you all: What is your current feeling about the term "woke"?
When this term started getting thrown around, my reaction quickly became:
1) It is poor English
2) To me it smacks of arrogance and naivete
3) It reminded me of when I was a teenage and thought I had all the answers (don't they all, lol)
4) It's another reminder of how much I dislike labels
But now, although you will never (I know, "never day never", BUT...) refer to myself as "woke", I am beginning consider that for young people, it might have its place and be helpful in stemming the tide of ... well, call it what it is, "the asleep". As much as I'm iffy about the term, I do certainly like this:
It was natural for a term like this to take over for previous terms such as "snowflake" and "politically correct." To me, anyway. This is because it was kinda easy to call them out when they'd say liberals are offended by everything; just bring up Kaepernick, red Starbucks "holiday" cups, etc. It was pretty obvious, even to man of the them, that they were just as easily offended as everyone else. So to me, "woke" is simply the way to point to "certain" things. You can call someone out on homophobia and you're "woke." No so if you call someone out on "Christian-bashing." That's just about being "respectful." It's a way to try to allow for "free speech" in one direct while still being able to call it out (if not shut it down) in the other. And it's pretty effective.
Well said, O.
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Question for you all: What is your current feeling about the term "woke"?
When this term started getting thrown around, my reaction quickly became:
1) It is poor English
2) To me it smacks of arrogance and naivete
3) It reminded me of when I was a teenage and thought I had all the answers (don't they all, lol)
4) It's another reminder of how much I dislike labels
But now, although you will never (I know, "never day never", BUT...) refer to myself as "woke", I am beginning consider that for young people, it might have its place and be helpful in stemming the tide of ... well, call it what it is, "the asleep". As much as I'm iffy about the term, I do certainly like this:
The original meaning was fine (to be aware of social injustice, particularly along racial lines) but it's been co-opted by the right to mean anything they don't like or disagree with.
Imagine thinking awareness of social injustice is a bad thing?
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The guys pretty funny and he makes some good points, but I have to say, "Turn the fucking thing off once in a while!" The reason we keep hearing the same shit over and over and over or think it's only about NOW is because we're on the goddamn internet ALL THE FUCKING TIME!!! INCLUDING ME, GOD...DAMN IT!!!
this article perfectly sums up Bill Maher as he is today. What many of us now criticize him for. He's not edgy. He's just a cranky old Andy Rooney 2.0.
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this article perfectly sums up Bill Maher as he is today. What many of us now criticize him for. He's not edgy. He's just a cranky old Andy Rooney 2.0.
One of the things I've always liked about Bill Maher is that he is forthright in speaking his mind with little to no concern with how popular his ideas and beliefs are. It's one of the things I respect about the writer Edward Abbey whose work was literally thought provoking. Maher, like Abbey, provokes listeners and reading to think. Not necessarily to agree, but to think.
I also like it that Maher has not felt the need to neatly outfit his image into what a liberal or conservative person should be. Maher (again, like Abbey), helped illuminate in me the notion that formulating a view on things based on what makes sense to me is what is important- far more important than trying to mold myself to a prerequisite set of strictures for what is a proper liberal or a proper conservative is supposed to be.
And if Maher has gotten a bit old and cranky, I can understand and relate to that to a good degree. The problems in the world just don't go away (and many have gotten worse) no matter how hard you advocate for things to improve.
So in those ways, I see myself similar to Bill Maher with one big difference: he has prompted millions of people to look at some of the big issues in the world and formulate opinions about those things and maybe even act on those idea. I'm just some guy from California who pops up on a few internet forums now and then.
thing is, he used to attack hypocrisy wherever he found it. now, he's just bitching about "the left" and "wokeism" and telling his "fellow liberals" "see, this is why you are losing!" (it isn't, and they aren't). He's lowered himself to taking on right wing media talking points to be able to draw from both crowds. he's out of touch.
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thing is, he used to attack hypocrisy wherever he found it. now, he's just bitching about "the left" and "wokeism" and telling his "fellow liberals" "see, this is why you are losing!" (it isn't, and they aren't). He's lowered himself to taking on right wing media talking points to be able to draw from both crowds. he's out of touch.
Maybe, but maybe it's a moot point. At this point, we need younger vigorous, motivated, intelligent, youthful rabble-rousers. People his and my age are quickly becoming irrelevant, at least in terms of instigating change.
Metaphorically speaking, as bassist/singer/songwriter Clint Conley once said with at least a bit of exasperation toward the end of a Mission of Burma gig, "How long to we have to play before we get paid?" At some point, when you no longer see any social pay off, you lay down your axe and go for a walk.
but he's still swinging his axe. but he's swinging it wildly just hoping he hits something.
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There are times of the day where three quarters of the world's population of humans are asleep. And then they are WOKE. And then they are not. And then they are. Then not. Ad infinitum!
smugness is an unappealing quality. he got in line 4 times for that personality trait.
I dont believe its about getting the audience to think. its about getting them to think like him.
the fact the he's proud he hasn't changed( according to the book) speaks volumes......
Getting them to think like him... and make a lot of money in the process... like MANY talking heads in the culture war these days.
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thing is, he used to attack hypocrisy wherever he found it. now, he's just bitching about "the left" and "wokeism" and telling his "fellow liberals" "see, this is why you are losing!" (it isn't, and they aren't). He's lowered himself to taking on right wing media talking points to be able to draw from both crowds. he's out of touch.
he lost me when he had milo on and basically agreed with all of his positions. have not watched him since. unfollowed all of his socials too. canceled his boomer ass.
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Finally, the next Administration will face a significant challenge in unwinding
policies and procedures that are used to advance radical gender, racial, and equity
initiatives under the banner of science. Similarly, the Biden Administration’s
climate fanaticism will need a whole-of-government unwinding. As with other
federal departments and agencies, the Biden Administration’s leveraging of the
federal government’s resources to further the woke agenda should be reversed and
scrubbed from all policy manuals, guidance documents, and agendas, and scientific
excellence and innovation should be restored as the OSTP’s top priority.
The National Drug Control Program agencies represented a total of $41 billion
in fiscal year 2022. Whereas the position for overseeing budget activities is traditionally held by a career official, it is imperative that a political appointee lead the
ONDCP budget office to ensure coordination between the OMB Program Associate
Director and the ONDCP budgetary appointee.
ONDCP grant-making activities have been controversial over the years, particularly within conservative Administrations concerned that the White House
lacks the expertise to oversee such programs directly. The ONDCP administers
two grant programs: the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. While it makes sense to transfer these
programs eventually to the Department of Justice and Department of Health and
Human Services, respectively, it is vital that the ONDCP Director ensure in the
immediate term that these grant programs are funding the President’s drug control
priorities and not woke nonprofits with leftist policy agendas. Thus, the President
must insure that the ONDCP is managed by political appointees who are committed to the Administration’s agenda and not acquiesce to management by political
or career military personnel who oversaw the prior Administration’s ONDCP.
GENDER POLICY COUNCIL (GPC)
The President should immediately revoke Executive Order 1402041 and every
policy, including subregulatory guidance documents, produced on behalf of or
related to the establishment or promotion of the Gender Policy Council and its
subsidiary issues. Abolishing the Gender Policy Council would eliminate central
promotion of abortion (“health services”); comprehensive sexuality education
(“education”); and the new woke gender ideology, which has as a principal tenet
“gender affirming care” and “sex-change” surgeries on minors. In addition to eliminating the council, developing new structures and positions will have the dual
effect of demonstrating that promoting life and strengthening the family is a priority while also facilitating more seamless coordination and consistency across
the U.S. government.
Specifically, the President should appoint a position/point of contact with the
rank of Special Assistant to the President or higher to coordinate and lead the President’s domestic priorities on issues related to life and family in cooperation with
the Domestic Policy Council. This position would be responsible for facilitating
meetings, discussions, and agreements among personnel; coordinating Administration policy; and ensuring agency support for implementation of policies related
to the promotion of life and family in the United States.
GENDER POLICY COUNCIL (GPC)
The President should immediately revoke Executive Order 1402041 and every
policy, including subregulatory guidance documents, produced on behalf of or
related to the establishment or promotion of the Gender Policy Council and its
subsidiary issues. Abolishing the Gender Policy Council would eliminate central
promotion of abortion (“health services”); comprehensive sexuality education
(“education”); and the new woke gender ideology, which has as a principal tenet
“gender affirming care” and “sex-change” surgeries on minors. In addition to eliminating the council, developing new structures and positions will have the dual
effect of demonstrating that promoting life and strengthening the family is a priority while also facilitating more seamless coordination and consistency across
the U.S. government.
Specifically, the President should appoint a position/point of contact with the
rank of Special Assistant to the President or higher to coordinate and lead the President’s domestic priorities on issues related to life and family in cooperation with
the Domestic Policy Council. This position would be responsible for facilitating
meetings, discussions, and agreements among personnel; coordinating Administration policy; and ensuring agency support for implementation of policies related
to the promotion of life and family in the United States.
This seems extreme. I don't agree w all of it but have no problem w some of it. There is never an in between solution to anything nowadays. It's one way or the other.
Unfortunately for our nation, the federal government’s newest department
became like every other federal agency: bloated, bureaucratic, and expensive. It also
lost sight of its mission priorities. DHS has also suffered from the Left’s wokeness and
weaponization against Americans whom the Left perceives as its political opponents.
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Great post, M.!
Well said, O.
No kidding- and yet so many do.
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He is right though. People that shouldn't have had a microphone now do, and they blare it and that is all we hear.
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Finally, the next Administration will face a significant challenge in unwinding policies and procedures that are used to advance radical gender, racial, and equity initiatives under the banner of science. Similarly, the Biden Administration’s climate fanaticism will need a whole-of-government unwinding. As with other federal departments and agencies, the Biden Administration’s leveraging of the federal government’s resources to further the woke agenda should be reversed and scrubbed from all policy manuals, guidance documents, and agendas, and scientific excellence and innovation should be restored as the OSTP’s top priority.
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The National Drug Control Program agencies represented a total of $41 billion in fiscal year 2022. Whereas the position for overseeing budget activities is traditionally held by a career official, it is imperative that a political appointee lead the ONDCP budget office to ensure coordination between the OMB Program Associate Director and the ONDCP budgetary appointee.
ONDCP grant-making activities have been controversial over the years, particularly within conservative Administrations concerned that the White House lacks the expertise to oversee such programs directly. The ONDCP administers two grant programs: the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. While it makes sense to transfer these programs eventually to the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services, respectively, it is vital that the ONDCP Director ensure in the immediate term that these grant programs are funding the President’s drug control priorities and not woke nonprofits with leftist policy agendas. Thus, the President must insure that the ONDCP is managed by political appointees who are committed to the Administration’s agenda and not acquiesce to management by political or career military personnel who oversaw the prior Administration’s ONDCP.
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GENDER POLICY COUNCIL (GPC) The President should immediately revoke Executive Order 1402041 and every policy, including subregulatory guidance documents, produced on behalf of or related to the establishment or promotion of the Gender Policy Council and its subsidiary issues. Abolishing the Gender Policy Council would eliminate central promotion of abortion (“health services”); comprehensive sexuality education (“education”); and the new woke gender ideology, which has as a principal tenet “gender affirming care” and “sex-change” surgeries on minors. In addition to eliminating the council, developing new structures and positions will have the dual effect of demonstrating that promoting life and strengthening the family is a priority while also facilitating more seamless coordination and consistency across the U.S. government.
Specifically, the President should appoint a position/point of contact with the rank of Special Assistant to the President or higher to coordinate and lead the President’s domestic priorities on issues related to life and family in cooperation with the Domestic Policy Council. This position would be responsible for facilitating meetings, discussions, and agreements among personnel; coordinating Administration policy; and ensuring agency support for implementation of policies related to the promotion of life and family in the United States.
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Unfortunately for our nation, the federal government’s newest department became like every other federal agency: bloated, bureaucratic, and expensive. It also lost sight of its mission priorities. DHS has also suffered from the Left’s wokeness and weaponization against Americans whom the Left perceives as its political opponents.
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