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Nearly 400 years ago, pastor John Winthrop preached a sermon in which he described a community whose example would be watched by the world. He called it a “city upon a hill.” That phrase eventually became one of the most recognizable descriptions of America, capturing our country’s promise of freedom and opportunity. But Winthrop’s original […]
Americans are facing a choice about the future of our country — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Families are struggling with the cost of living. Housing is increasingly out of reach. Too many Americans feel like they’re working harder but falling further behind. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is offering more government ownership, […]
Imagine an America where government owns major businesses, controls more housing, manages your health care decisions, and tells communities what energy source is best for them. Now imagine a political system without the Senate or the electoral college, where power is concentrated in Congress rather than divided among the three independent branches of government. That’s […]
By Emily Seidel Less than a week before Election Day, The New York Times reported that people working with Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign and senior staff at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent months on what they called a “ballot composition project.” They recruited spoiler candidates, including a second Dan Sullivan, to intentionally confuse voters […]
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) want to overhaul America’s system of government. Its current political program calls for abolishing the Senate and Electoral College and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with institutions controlled by Congress. These changes would dismantle much of the system of checks and balances established by America’s founders — a […]
Wealth taxes sound simple. If someone has a large fortune, the government should tax a percentage of it every year and use the money for public programs. Many developed countries tried exactly that. Then most of them walked away. In 1990, 12 developed countries taxed individual wealth each year. By 2017, only four still did: […]
Looking for an affordable home shouldn’t feel like a never-ending series of root canals. But with America facing a shortage of roughly 6 million homes, renters and would-be buyers are competing for too few places to live. One reason? Local zoning rules make it harder to build. So, what is zoning reform? It’s changing those […]
It’s easy to ridicule socialists using expensive smartphones, ordering coffee from major chains, and enjoying the convenience of modern American life. But the policies they’re organizing around deserve a closer look. Kent Strang, managing director for Americans for Prosperity, recently attended the Socialism 2026 conference in Chicago. He saw the irony in people traveling across […]
Americans need affordable and dependable energy to run their lives and businesses, and it’s no secret that energy costs are climbing. There are real solutions to this problem that don’t involve more government control. The Democratic Socialists of America want to expand public ownership of America’s energy infrastructure, putting more decisions about energy production and […]
