Woke and Weaponized

The threat of radical philosophies, rooted in Marxism, such as critical race theory, is vast, real, and increasingly existential. This framework views all of society through a racialized prism of identity groups, with minorities being the oppressed and white people serving as the oppressors.

Ultimately, these radicals seek to erase the American idea that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The Center for Renewing America knows that in order to revitalize the American spirit and restore our great nation, this far-left ideology must be defeated. We are committed to that mission and stand ready with millions of citizens to stop this cultural revolution.

Primer: Woke and Wasteful Abuses in the Medicaid Program

March 21, 2025 | by Samara Brown

Medicaid has extended health-care coverage to millions of people beyond the intended initial population of children, the elderly, the disabled, and those who are truly in need. It has instead become a benefit hammock for many who would otherwise not qualify.

Primer: The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund is Woke and Weaponized

March 20, 2025 | by Wade Miller, Nikolaus Schuster

What might have begun as a well-intentioned initiative to help poor communities has morphed into something antithetical to the values, principles, and history of America.

Digging for DEI Dollars: Watchdog Report Identifies 460 Programs Across 24 Federal Agencies

March 10, 2025 | by CRA Staff

The Functional Government Initiative and the Center for Renewing America identify at least a trillion dollars’ worth of divisive, identity-based programs and policies among the federal thicket and make suggestions that could ensure they don’t come back.

Primer: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Civilian Control of the Military

March 3, 2025 | by Wade Miller

Executive Reforms of the DOD in the Spirit of the Goldwater–Nichols Act

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Primer: Dismantle the ATF’s Illegal Gun Registry

February 24, 2025 | by Nikolaus Schuster

The Trump administration has an opportunity to pop the proverbial hood and look into the ATF’s illegal gun registry. A registry that could be used as a foundation for future gun confiscation and further violations of the rights of American citizens.

Primer: The CFPB Should Be Shut Down

February 10, 2025 | by CRA Staff

The CFPB has long operated in an opaque and duplicative fashion that has left it unaccountable to congressional oversight. At best, its functions are duplicative and unnecessary, and at worst, its operations have become increasingly hostile toward the hardworking people and businesses left in the wake of its weaponized regulatory and enforcement actions.

Policy Brief: Dismantle Entities Actively Censoring Americans

February 7, 2025 | by Wade Miller

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress must, at a minimum, dismantle the existing censorship infrastructure within the federal agencies—and they should do so without hesitation or delay.

Primer: The National Endowment for Democracy and an NGO Ecosystem Actively Undermining America

February 7, 2025 | by CRA Staff

NGOs have become the vanguards of progressive orthodoxy. Many of these quasi-independent organizations fuel woke and weaponized ideologies and a whole-of-society approach that steers government resources toward radical progressive priorities.