Hi, Reddit! As a staff writer for The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter (which you can sign up for here), I’ve been covering all aspects of the Trump administration. I’ve also just published my new book, The Project, which details Project 2025 and what the plan could mean for everyday Americans for years to come. As I wrote earlier this year in The Atlantic, “The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.”

Today, I’m here to answer your questions about how the second Trump administration is implementing Project 2025—and the changes that Americans across the political spectrum could expect to see. 

I’m happy to discuss what exactly Project 2025 is, who wrote it, how it could affect the lives of Americans, and anything else that might interest you.

Proof photo here: https://x.com/TheAtlantic/status/1914818876669337727

Hi, I’m David Graham, a staff writer at The Atlantic. In my new book, “The Project,” I’ve written a guide to Project 2025. I’m here to answer your questions about how the Trump administration is using this plan to remake America—and the changes Americans could expect. Ask me anything!
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21 comments

  1. My main question is what Parts of project 2025 has trump either not really tried to do or is actively ignoring ? 

  2. Are there any positives (good ideas) for the county in project 2025?

  4. In addition to protesting and making sure to vote in every election, are there any other ways that average Americans can contribute to stopping or at least slowing down Project 2025? Good causes to support or places to put pressure on that most people might not think of?

  6. Let’s say the tides change in 2028, how do we come back from Project 2025 and rebuild?

  7. Please look at Ohio, specifically what they’re doing to education. Project 2025/theocracy is going full tilt here. Look at Lifewise, SB1, the funding cuts, vouchers, etc. We need national attention on this.

  8. Do staff at The Atlantic feel any remorse for continually platforming people like Jesse Singal whose biggoted “journalism” helped drive the wedge issues the Trump team leaned on to win the election and subsequently start implementing project 2025?

  9. Why are you using neutral terms like ‘remake’ and ‘changes’ to describe a christofascist agenda? Is that not sanewashing a dangerous, illiberal ideology?

  10. Does Project 2025 discuss possible routes for a President to stay in power beyond what is Constitutionally allowed?

  11. How do we undo the damage. Assuming democrats win all in 2028, what do they have to do to detangle this nonsense? A pipeline for converting public services back into public services, wresting it from private profit, seems like an important first step. Reinstating the fairness doctrine perhaps as well. And obviously, finally, cracking down on rich people crimes. But what else.

  12. I’m in tech and the whistleblower/leak stories about DOGE are extremely concerning to me as I understand how much access has been given and what could be done with that data…

    Is this a Project 2025 thing or is it just DOGE? Is it likely that the P2025 actors are actually on board with this and will likely use it against us or are they likely to focus on the P2025 religion aspects?

    If we’ve voted against this guy repeatedly, is there likely to be retribution towards us?

    How does the country survive the next four years of this without falling completely?

    Thank you very much for this!

  13. If P2025 is able to successfully and fully be implemented as these zealots at Heritage envision, what will the US look like 5-10 years from now if nothing is done to reverse course?

  14. I keep seeing comparisons to Hitler’s playbook. Is this coincidental (i.e., dictators often use the same tactics), or is there evidence that perhaps they actually studied and intentionally stole these ideas?

  15. I have described Trump as a Trojan Horse.

    What is the relationship between the Heritage Foundation (author of Project 2025) and Peter Thiel (patron of JD Vance)?

  16. We’ve seen many Project 2025 goals come to pass in less than 100 days. Is there anything in Project 2025 that you think is too far fetched to happen at this point in time?

  17. We’re already seeing a crackdown on student loan borrowers in default, but what about the rest? What about those in forbearance or those who are paying but have a long way to go? How scared should everyone be?

  18. Why do you think Project 2025 is a useful interpretative frame for understanding the Trump administration’s actions, rather than a wishlist from a conservative group who’s views often align with Trump’s but are not identical? Project 2025 didn’t recommend some of the administration’s biggest and most controversial moves…

  19. Given the rise of the “Dark Enlightenment” movement – and Project 2025 feeling almost like a playbook being championed behind the scenes by some of those larger players – how nervous should America be about the slip toward this Authoritarian Capitalism society they’re pushing for? Cause I’m pretty nervous. How closely do you view Project 2025 to the people pushing for the Dark Enlightenment?

  21. Do you see project 2025 as a scalable framework? Could it be used at the state, city, municipal, levels of government to attain the same objectives I.e. reduced services, info control, entrenching similarly minded political operatives?

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