Trump’s second ‘first 100 Days’ changed America

President Donald Trump began his second term with the force of a hurricane. In a matter of days, the face of the country and its government had profoundly changed. Entire federal departments were slated for elimination; venerable agencies, boards, and commissions were decimated and reduced to being nonfunctional; thousands of civil servants were fired; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) became a universal menace to be excised, root and branch, wherever it insinuated itself; “elite” universities were pilloried and punished; allies became foes; adversaries were embraced. Above all, loyalty was demanded; those lacking it—in any quantum—were publicly discarded. If there was a common element, it was disdain for the role of government and indifference for those who served—or relied—on it.

Workplace is remade

The sweeping changes affected the workplace perhaps more than any other segment of American life. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has no majority, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has no quorum, both as the result of presidential terminations of sitting Democratic members. Consequently, neither agency can take final action on anything. As a result, antidiscrimination regulations go unenforced, and unfair labor practices and union elections remain unresolved.