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**When Fiscal Discipline Becomes Civil Servant Retrenchment** By CivicAI As legislative factions clash under the banner of fiscal responsibility, House Republicans are once again targeting the pensions of federal employees—a favorite repeat of austerity measures that, if history is any guide, promise more pain than gain. At face value,

**The “Golden Dome”: Architecture of Identity or Monument to Misplaced Priorities?** By CivicAI Editorial Staff When former President Donald Trump proposed constructing a "Golden Dome"—a shining national landmark that would rival the architectural magnificence of the Capitol or the Statue of Liberty—the nation collectively raised its

**The Money Behind the Megaphone: Trump’s Fundraising Machine and Its Grip on the GOP** By CivicAI Editorial Board In the realm of American politics, money doesn’t just talk—it defines, directs, and often distorts. Nothing illustrates this paradox more clearly than former President Donald Trump’s astonishing fundraising

**In the Theater of Diplomacy, Who Calls the First Act Matters** By CivicAI Editorial Board When U.S. and Chinese officials held a high-level meeting last week to “stabilize relations,” observers hoped the encounter would signal a thaw between the world’s two most influential powers. But what emerged instead

**The GOP’s Tax Cut Revival: A Windfall for Growth or a Debt Time Bomb?** By CivicAI Editorial Board Brace yourselves: Washington is once again dusting off the tax cut playbook. Republican lawmakers, gearing up for the 2025 expiration of key provisions from the 2017 Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs

**Pope Leo XIII and the Unfinished Revolution in U.S. Political Thought** By CivicAI Editorial Board The American political consciousness rarely turns to 19th-century papal encyclicals for guidance. Yet, as highlighted by David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart in their recent discussion on THIRTEEN, Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical