Trumps counterrevolution remains on course and will stay that way if he sticks to the high ground

Despite the media hysteria, President Donald Trump’s counterrevolution remains on course.Its ultimate fate will probably rest with the state of the economy by the November 2026 midterm elections.But its success also hinges on accomplishing what is right and long overdue — and then making such reforms quietly, compassionately and methodically.No country can long endure without sovereignty and security — or with 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants crossing the border and half a million criminal foreign nationals roaming freely.The prior administration found that it was easy to destroy the border and welcome the influx.But it is far harder for its successor to restore security, find those who broke the law and insist on legal-only immigration.Trump is on the right side of all these issues and making substantial progress.Everyone knew that a $2 trillion budget deficit, a $37 trillion national debt and a $1.2 trillion trade deficit in goods were ultimately unsustainable.Yet all prior politicians of the 21st century winced at the mere thought of reducing debts and deficits, given that it proved much easier just to print and spread around federal money.As long as the Trump administration dutifully cuts the budget, sends its regrets to displaced federal employees, seeks to expand private-sector reemployment and quietly presses ahead, it retains the moral high ground.The elite universities have long hidden things from the American people that otherwise would have lost them all public support.They deliberately sought to neuter Supreme Court rulings banning race-based preferences by stealthily continuing their often-segregated policies on campuses, from admissions and hiring to dorms and graduations.They have taken billions of dollars from autocracies, such as communist China and Qatar.And they have partnered abroad with their foreign illiberal institutions and then disguised their quid pro quo subservience.These supposedly prestigious universities have previousl...