If I were President Trump, I would focus less on using federal power to discipline “woke” cities, states, and universities and prioritize permanently cutting back the federal government to constitutional limits.

And yet, I admit it: There is a deep sense of satisfaction in seeing the “progressives” feel the sting of the scorpion they nurtured.

Leftists created a Frankenstein monster of federal and institutional power and have used it for decades to bully productive and patriotic Americans. Here are some examples from my personal experience:

- I saw their federal “healthcare” programs render it more and more difficult for my father to pursue his chosen profession as a family physician.

- I watched in frustration while dominant media outlets—with what I then thought was bias but now recognize as propaganda—consistently bashed conservatives, underplayed conservative causes, and correspondingly promoted liberals and liberal causes.

- I attended college and law school classrooms flooded with liberal propaganda—only to see my classes disrupted when far-left protesters occupied and closed down campuses.

- I saw how “progressive” officeholders and government employees diverted taxpayer resources to manipulate elections and the political system in their favor, and how they employed street thugs and the propaganda media to stifle dissent.

- As a small businessman, I saw how government regulations frustrated productivity.

- After I became a law professor, I witnessed how the Left wielded its dominance of colleges and universities to skew admission,........

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