"As the president-elect has repeatedly made clear, his first full day in office will be a busy one.
He has promised to effect a wide array of changes.
But what about his second day?
If he has some free time, we have some suggestions.
As the threat from international terror groups and homegrown radicalization increases, clamping down on domestic Islamist networks should be a priority.
Under the Obama administration, the federal government appeared to ease up on prosecutions of American Islamist charities linked to terror.
This was a marked change from the years after 9/11, when scores of charities were shut down after prosecutors found financial and logistical links to terrorist groups across the globe.
This effort culminated in 2008, when the Holy Land Foundation was tried in court on charges of financing terrorism. Federal prosecutors listed a considerable number of prominent American Muslim organizations as "unindicted co-conspirators."
Eight years of a more permissive attitude has afforded Islamist groups the chance for a resurgence.
Islamist charities do not just provide a means to move money; they also offer legitimacy to American Islamist organizations struggling to free themselves from decades of allegations of extremism.
Islamist charitable endeavors abroad serve to sanitize the Islamist agenda at home..."
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