Policy Corner
The Americans for Prosperity policy team is a bench of policy experts with decades of experience who deliver expert advice in a timely manner to those on the front lines of advancing public policy change. We achieve this by partnering with state and federal policymakers and coalition partners to translate big ideas into reality-based solutions to advance freedom and opportunity for all.
250 Years of Freedom — Except in Health Care
As we celebrate 250 years of independence, it’s time states let that freedom ring in health care, too. Repealing certificate of need laws is a small but meaningful first step.
The Last Full Measure of Devotion–And A Foreign Policy That Honors It
Lincoln warned that sacrifice must serve a necessary cause, requiring discipline in foreign policy and restraint in the use of force.
Built to Experiment, Seeds of Innovation
For decades, the United States has been synonymous with entrepreneurship. From Silicon Valley’s tech giants to small Main Street businesses, the country has built a reputation as the global epicenter of innovation. That status is not the result of any single advantage. Rather, it reflects a durable combination of structural, cultural, and economic factors that, together, make the U.S. uniquely effective at building and scaling new firms.
Inventing America, One Small Step at a Time
When we consider the innovation this country has produced, it is astounding to recognize that each invention is the result of curiosity, questioning, and ingenuity from every day Americans.
From First Colony to First in Regulatory Reform: How Virginia’s Office of Regulatory Management Drove Innovation
At a time when many Americans are skeptical of government effectiveness, ORM offers a rare example of reform that delivers tangible results. Virginia should not only continue this office, but rather Virginia, Congress, and the entire country should adopt and build on its success and reaffirm the type of accountable governance envisioned by our Founding Fathers.
First Amendment History: The Origins and Evolution of Free Speech
Free speech provides the bedrock on which our other freedoms thrive. From Benjamin Franklin to Frederick Douglass, early advocates helped shape the freedom of speech we celebrate today.
How Three New Jersey Fishermen Took on the Administrative State and Won
Our history is filled with figures who have shaped society, culture, and politics in fundamental ways. We teach our children about heroic figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But America’s story hasn’t only been written by famous presidents or generals. It has often been written by everyday people who confront something unfair, refuse to stand by, and take one small step to fix the injustices they see.
Why the Fourth Amendment’s Protections Must Endure
Geofence warrants raise new questions about whether modern surveillance complies with the Fourth Amendment’s protections.
Give Me Liberty — and Let Americans Work
This anniversary, let us give people liberty to work and to build the lives they dream of.
Restoring Homeownership and Property Rights in the American Dream
Throughout American history, opportunity, dignity, property rights, and homeownership have become key components of achieving the American Dream. Yet, over the past century, excessive government regulations have reduced property rights and made the American Dream harder to fulfill.
