AFP-TN School Choice Polling Results

Americans are anxious about stagnant incomes and the rising cost of living. Some politicians have responded by floating tax hikes, including a wealth tax. But what is a wealth tax? And would it help address the rising cost of living?  A wealth tax is a tax on net worth — assets minus debts — above a certain threshold.   In other words, a wealth tax is a […]

In 1790, just a few years after the Constitution was ratified, the United States granted its first patent. President George Washington signed a patent for a process to make fertilizer production better and more efficient, invented by Vermont native Samuel Hopkins. Our young nation was experiencing many tests in its early years. Our borders were […]

From the beginning, America was defined not by its borders, but by its ideas. People crossed oceans to come here. Not because a king ordered them to, but because they wanted freedom — to own land, worship freely, start businesses, and govern themselves. The idea that people moved to create better lives eventually got a […]