White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller took a break from implementing anti-immigration policies and plotting ways to dismantle the country’s legal system to offer some creative suggestions to the team behind Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

The Oscar winner plays the chancellor of the school for future officers, reopening for the first time in a century after shutting down amid a galaxy-wide catastrophe.

The new series is set in the 32nd century and focuses on cadets who are in training to become Starfleet officers.

It’s one of those Hollywood chain reactions where every link matters. Without I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz would never have formed Desilu Productions. Without Desilu, Ball never becomes a studio executive and without Lucy sitting in the president’s chair,

David Ellison’s $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance gave him control of some of Hollywood’s most recognizable film franchises. Now comes the hard part as he figures out what to do with them. Ellison’s answer is to double down on four ...