Some say you can’t legislate morality. Others push back saying that every piece of legislation reflects moral choices. “Budgets are moral documents” is often attributed to Rev. Martin Luther King. Over at Slate, Nicholas Enrich argues that if the U.S. wants to redeem its moral standing after the predations of the Trump era, it must begin with restoring USAID. Lawmakers stood by as Trump and DOGE “killed a congressionally mandated federal agency that had enjoyed broad bipartisan support for more than six decades.” That action left a stain:
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development has taken a devastating toll, with more than 750,000 lives already lost—most of them children—due to the cuts, and far worse yet to come. The reckless destruction of USAID stands out as one of the most costly decisions of the Trump administration to date. That decision, however, does not have to be a permanent one.
Candidates for president should make it a campaign pledge to rebuild USAID:
This should be an easy promise for anyone seeking office.
Lambert here: Shame about the color revolutions, though. Maybe this time divorce “aid” from the imperial project?
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