Donors in the Cabinet

Activists on the left have opposed the confirmation of education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos for a host of reasons, some more poorly considered than others. DeVos has spent decades as an activist and philanthropist for school choice, and with the Democratic establishment’s love for teachers unions being second only to their devotion to abortion rights, her nomination was destined to be imperiled from the start. But perhaps the most absurd complaint about DeVos is that she and her husband, Dick, have contributed to the campaigns of senators who will now vote on her nomination.