There’s A Civil War Among Conservatives Over Education In America. Who’ll Win?

Donald Trump’s spat with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 has exposed a growing rift between two schools of thought in modern conservatism. 

For decades, Reaganite policies have dominated the Republican party, advocating for the dissolution of federal government powers. A new ideological challenger rivals them, national conservatism, which wants to wield executive power to enforce its beliefs.Policy towards the Department of Education (DOE) has divided these groups especially. Instead of completely dissolving the DOE, national conservatives want to purge the institution and use it to wage war against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).