America First Policy Institute
The America First Policy Institute, or AFPI, is one of the three main policy sources compared in Vol.113 从几千页智库文件中，勾勒特朗普2.0执政计划背后的人、机构、思想和脉络. The episode describes it as a post-2020 Trump-aligned think tank whose agenda often expresses similar priorities to Project 2025 in more moderate or policy-administrative language.
AFPI’s role in the source is to show likely implementation paths. It foregrounds inflation, wasteful federal spending, energy supply, legal immigration reform, supply-chain dependence, and fair reciprocal trade while softening some of Project 2025’s more maximal culture-war language.
Key Claims
- AFPI places inflation at the top of its agenda, connecting it to energy, spending, regulation, and border policy.
- It frames immigration through legal-system integrity, skills, and individual merit, making it central to Merit-Based Immigration Filter.
- It promotes Supply Chain Sovereignty by arguing that the United States should rely more on domestic workers and allies.
- Its trade language supports Trade Reciprocity Protectionism by calling for more equal tariff treatment.
Connections
- Donald Trump, Project 2025, and Republican Party — source comparison set.
- Merit-Based Immigration Filter, Supply Chain Sovereignty, and Trade Reciprocity Protectionism — policy concepts drawn from AFPI’s agenda.
- America First Policy Institute is distinct from Conservative Partnership Institute: AFPI is treated as a policy think tank, while CPI is treated as organizational infrastructure.