Anton to Lead State Department Policy Planning
By Joseph Addington
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Editors’ Note: We find this appointment to be of great significance. It shows the growing influence of Conservative thinking on President Trump as opposed to some of his appointments during his first administration, although Anton did play a lesser role in Trump I. It also shows the growth of influence within the Conservative movement by the Claremont Institute and Hillsdale College. The lecture below gives you a taste of Mr. Anton’s thinking. He is considered a “Straussian” and a follower of Harry Jaffa. Jaffa was known as a great Lincoln scholar and a little-known tip; Jaffa wrote the speech for Barry Goldwater with the famous line: “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice.”
State of the Union: The longtime Trump loyalist will serve as the director of policy planning.
Donald Trump announced Sunday his selection of Michael Anton to be the director of policy planning at the State Department under the prospective secretary, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Anton held a position on the National Security Council during Trump’s first administration, and was also appointed by the president to the National Board for Education Sciences.
Anton is a notable thinker associated with the New Right. He studied at the Claremont Institute under Harry V. Jaffa and has written a number of notable pieces for Claremont publications over the years, including the famous essay “The Flight 93 Election.”
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