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We Still Hold These Truths
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We Still Hold These Truths by Matthew Spalding is a political text associated with conservative principles and policy blueprints from the Heritage Foundation. On Pod Save America, the hosts discussed the document and its connection to broader conservative platforms, noting that a prominent political figure wrote a foreword for a forthcoming book that mirrors these policy objectives. During an appearance on Timcast IRL, Paul Dans addressed the publication history of such conservative policy guides, mentioning that the Heritage Foundation has consistently produced books along these lines for the past fifty years as part of its ongoing mission. Meanwhile, discussions on Pod Save America also drew attention to how political campaigns attempt to distance themselves from these detailed policy proposals while simultaneously promoting related literature. The commentary across these episodes focused heavily on the ideological underpinnings of the texts, their institutional origins within Washington think tanks, and their strategic placement at the center of contemporary national political debates surrounding governance and administrative reform.
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Paul Dans Now the ideas—why to be fair, like Heritage Foundation's put out a book for the last 50 years; almost like… 1
“Now the ideas—why to be fair, like Heritage Foundation's put out a book for the last 50 years; almost like this is not anything new.”
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“That's part of what Project 2025 has included in those points in that 900-page document! It's extremely dangerous!”
“And at a moment when the Trump campaign is trying desperately to distance itself from its own policy blueprint, which is Project 2025, I just learned that he literally wrote the forward to a forthcoming book that might as well be entitled Project 2025.”
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“He also talked to New York Magazine and he said the thing to think about is his increasing instability, Project 2025, the notion of a Trump with no guardrails with a desire for unchecked power.”