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The shoes on your feet, the laptop on your desk, the ice-cold bottle of Coke in your hand. We take these things for granted; they’re part of our day-to-day. But for most of our history, they weren’t. It took a driven entrepreneur willing to make their novel ideas a reality. The story of an entrepreneur […]
What fuels the freedom to dream bigger? For nearly 250 years, Americans have had the ability to think, build, and create without asking for permission first. That freedom has driven some of the greatest innovations in human history. In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. patent. It gave everyday Americans something powerful: the right to own and benefit from their ideas. […]
Americans for Prosperity and its partner organizations, The LIBRE Initiative and Concerned Veterans for America, brought grassroots leaders from across the country to Capitol Hill to talk directly with lawmakers about what families are facing today. The conversations made faraway policy fights in Washington feel not so distant. Rising costs, tight budgets, and a growing […]
American inventions have shaped the modern world. You just have to ask yourself: What have Americans invented? When you call someone on the phone, when you watch TV, when you hop on a plane or in a car, when you turn on your AC, when you drink a bottle of Coke, or right now when […]
Month after month, you fill your cart with the same groceries, but the total keeps going up. Grocery costs have become a real burden on families. There are a lot of myths out there about why your grocery bill is higher. Let’s break down what’s really driving higher grocery prices — and some practical solutions […]
On March 5, 1770, tensions between the American colonists and the British boiled over in Boston. British troops were stationed in the major port city to enforce crippling new taxes and trade regulations. Colonists saw the soldiers as an occupying force. The situation grew more volatile after a British customs officer killed Christopher Seider, an […]
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 […]
