The heterodox cabinet

Pete Hegseth

Spectator Editorial

In almost every role that matters, Trump has opted for a nominee who has been an extreme critic of the very body he or she is set to oversee

Spectator Editorial

The campaign was the easy part

Roger Kimball

What does the president’s cabinet mean for America abroad?

Ben Domenech

The immediate challenges are the economy and the border. The looming, long-term challenge is to pare back the administrative state

Charles Lipson

Politics

The Donald is calling the tune

Freddy Gray

Politics
November 20, 2024
Trump 47 is transforming what a cabinet means
He is appointing communicators, not administrators
Ben Domenech
Politics
November 13, 2024
Why did the Marco Rubio pick take so long?
Trump waited until midweek to announce who’ll get the biggest foreign-policy job
Freddy Gray
Politics
November 13, 2024
What to expect from Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick
In Washington terms, he has no executive or legislative experience
Eliot Wilson
March 24, 2018
Is Pete Hegseth really a suitable candidate for Secretary of Veterans Affairs?
President Donald Trump insists that there is no shortage of talent wanting to fill posts in his administration. But would a president who wasn’t desperate really be considering replacing former Veterans Affairs secretary Shulkin with Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth, as several outlets report? Hegseth’s main qualification is that the president has seen him … Read more
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