Biden releases a list of 2,700 (!) regulatory actions planned by his executive branch. These measures will improve lives & prevent disasters, but they unfold in the background & most people never hear about them. reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge…
By & large, Americans are unaware of how big & sprawling the federal regulatory machine is & the extent to which it undergirds the safety & prosperity they take for granted. Everyone should read The Fifth Risk. amzn.to/3pSFO5h
This, to me, is one of the most striking things about the modern Trumpist right wing. They think the media culture war IS politics; they seem genuinely unaware that, outside, in the world, there is a vast apparatus of agencies & rules that keep things running smoothly/safely.
It was the most terrifying thing about Trump winning: he & his people were granted stewardship of a vast, vital machine that they literally knew nothing about. Didn't even know it existed. Remember Perry finding out what DOE does *through being put in charge of it*?
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