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- The Hill
Pete Buttigieg says Dems are too attached to a ‘failing' status quo
In a recent interview with NPR, Pete Buttigieg shared some powerful thoughts about where the Democratic Party — and the country — needs to go from here. He made a compelling point: it's not enough to just fix what Donald Trump broke. Instead, Buttigieg argues, Democrats have to go further. They need to reimagine the entire system so that it actually works for people today. It's a wake-up call. For years, Buttigieg has pushed the idea that the government needs more than a fresh coat of paint — it needs a full renovation. In his conversation on 'Morning Edition,' Buttigieg highlighted a few critical points. 'Democrats have been slow to understand the changes in how people get their information,' he said. 'Slow to understand some of the cultural changes that have been happening and — maybe most problematic of all — too attached to a status quo that has been failing us for a long time.' And that's really the crux of it. There's a gap between the way the party sees the world and how everyday Americans are experiencing it. Buttigieg is saying out loud what many have been whispering: the old ways of doing things just aren't cutting it anymore. He went on to say: 'Right now, you've got an administration that is burning down many of the institutions that we have in this country, which is wrong. It is also wrong to imagine that we should have just kept everything going along the way it was. If our politics, our economy and our culture were healthy, the rise of a figure like Donald Trump would have never happened in the first place.' He's not just criticizing Trump—he's challenging Democrats, too. Buttigieg is pointing to something deeper: that the system itself hasn't been working for a long time. And pretending we can go back to 'normal' just isn't going to cut it. Instead of just repairing departments like Education or USAID, he is pushing for transformation. He wants these institutions to be more modern, more accountable, and more connected to the real needs of today's America. But it's not just about structure. It's about trust. Buttigieg is warning that public faith in government has eroded — and that's opened the door for conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extreme politics. If Democrats want to win people back, they have to stop avoiding the hard questions and start making bold, meaningful changes. In the end, Buttigieg's message is simple but urgent: the Democratic Party has to evolve. That means letting go of what no longer works and being brave enough to build something new. It's about tuning in to how people live now — how they get their news, who they trust, what they need — and designing a government that reflects that. Looking ahead to 2028 and beyond, this could be a real blueprint for Democrats. Buttigieg isn't asking them to look back; he's challenging them to look forward — with open eyes, open ears, and the courage to truly listen to the people they're supposed to represent.
Fox News
14 hours ago
- Fox News
Dept. of Education launches investigation into Duke University over alleged racial preferences
The Department of Education announced on Monday that it is launching an investigation into Duke University and Duke Law Journal over alleged racial biases in selecting new editors. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cited reports that the Law Journal circulated a packet to school "affinity groups" in 2024 regarding the application process to join the Journal in the new year. Each applicant was asked to write a 12-page memo analyzing an appellate court decision and a 500-word personal statement which would be judged on a points-based grading system along with their first-year GPA. However, applicants from these "affinity groups" were reportedly given the opportunity to receive extra points if their statements referenced their "race or ethnicity" and up to 10 points for describing how their "membership in an underrepresented group" promoted "diverse voices." The OCR believes that this action could be a potential violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "If Duke illegally gives preferential treatment to law journal or medical school applicants based on those students' immutable characteristics, that is an affront not only to civil rights law, but to the meritocratic character of academic excellence," Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. "Blatantly discriminatory practices that are illegal under the Constitution, antidiscrimination law, and Supreme Court precedent have become all too common in our educational institutions. The Trump Administration will not allow them to continue." McMahon, along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent a joint letter to Duke University requesting the school "review all policies and practices at Duke Health for the illegal use of race preferences, take immediate action to reform all of those that unlawfully take account of race or ethnicity to bestow benefits or advantages, and provide clear and verifiable assurances to the government that Duke's new policies will be implemented faithfully going forward—including by making all necessary organizational, leadership, and personnel changes to ensure the necessary reforms will be durable." The department is also requesting Duke University set up a "Merit and Civil Rights Committee" to help resolve further civil rights violations. Fox News Digital reached out to Duke University and Duke Law Journal for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Duke University has come under fire multiple times for racial preferences and pushes for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the past year. Last year, Fox News Digital reported on a 2021 plan titled "Dismantling Racism and Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine" for Duke Medical School. The guide called out standards such as dress codes, timeliness and individualism as examples of "White supremacy culture." Dr. Kendall Conger also told Fox News Digital in 2024 that he was fired from Duke University's health system after speaking against the university's pledge against racism, which called racism a "public health crisis." "It wasn't so much a pledge to better medicine, but a pledge to left-wing ideology. And so, I felt if I did not say anything, I was giving tacit approval to what was in the pledge," Conger said at the time.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
Looking ahead to the race for Rhode Island attorney general
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