Donald Trump.Getty ImagesProject 2025 is a road map for the next Republican president.The Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank, authored the plan.It calls for eliminating the Education Department, among some other surprising things.Well before the disastrous presidential debate during which President Joe Biden may have handed the keys to the White House back to former President Donald Trump, conservative thinkers were assembling a game plan.In January 2023, The Heritage Foundation began promoting Project 2025, a 922-page "playbook" assembled with input from dozens of other conservative organizations to guide the next Republican administration."The time is short, and conservatives need a plan," reads the website for the right-wing presidential transition plan.