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Project 2025: A Blueprint for Autocracy? The Perils of Expanding Executive Power

What are the implications of Project 2025? This plan could significantly threaten the balance of power and democratic principles that have long underpinned the United States.

Libby Winkler
5 min readAug 11, 2024
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Project 2025: A Blueprint for Autocracy? The Perils of Expanding Executive Power

In the turbulent landscape of American politics, a new initiative looms on the horizon: Project 2025.

This ambitious plan, spearheaded by conservative groups and aimed at a future Republican presidency, promises to expand the executive branch's powers to unprecedented levels. While proponents argue that this expansion is necessary to restore order and efficiency in government, critics warn that it bears an eerie resemblance to the consolidation of power seen in monarchies.

The Core of Project 2025

Project 2025 is a blueprint for a future Republican president to reshape the federal government.

The initiative, backed by influential conservative think tanks and political organizations, outlines sweeping changes that would give the executive branch more…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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