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Main Street's Stake: Why the Teacher Down the Street Owns Wall Street Now
Policy

Main Street's Stake: Why the Teacher Down the Street Owns Wall Street Now

Tens of millions of American workers are now shareholders through their retirement accounts, quietly upending the class-warfare playbook. Conservatives who champion capital ownership and ESG-free fund choices are speaking directly to a coalition hiding in plain sight.

The Ballot in the Break Room: How Statehouse Fights Over Secret Voting Will Shape the American Workplace
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The Ballot in the Break Room: How Statehouse Fights Over Secret Voting Will Shape the American Workplace

While national outlets obsess over presidential horse races, the real fight over workplace democracy is unfolding in state capitols. Card-check rules, right-to-work statutes, and union dues provisions will do more to define labor's future than anything decided in Washington.

Five Institutions That Fired the Bureaucracy of Belonging—and Lived to Tell About It
Education

Five Institutions That Fired the Bureaucracy of Belonging—and Lived to Tell About It

Universities, hospital systems, and Fortune 500 firms have been quietly dismantling diversity offices—and the sky has not fallen. A look at what happened next, and what conservatives should demand from the merit-first moment.

Plug In and Prosper: The Statehouse Blueprint for a Reliable American Grid
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Plug In and Prosper: The Statehouse Blueprint for a Reliable American Grid

While federal agencies chase net-zero abstractions, three red states are quietly rebuilding the nation's most reliable power systems. Energy federalism is no longer a policy footnote—it's a kitchen-table winner.

Town Halls That Work: A Field Report from Five Communities Where Conservative Governance Delivers
Education

Town Halls That Work: A Field Report from Five Communities Where Conservative Governance Delivers

Forget the assumption that innovation belongs only to big coastal cities. From balanced budgets to streamlined permitting, five small towns show what happens when conservative principles meet the mayor's office.

The Customer Is Always Right: Why Middle America Is Teaching Corporate America a Costly Lesson
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The Customer Is Always Right: Why Middle America Is Teaching Corporate America a Costly Lesson

When brands trade shelves for soapboxes, shoppers notice — and so do their wallets. The evidence is mounting that politicized corporate messaging carries a real price, paid in lost customers across the American heartland.

Federalism Strikes Back: Inside the Statehouse Strategy to Reclaim the Constitutional Balance
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Federalism Strikes Back: Inside the Statehouse Strategy to Reclaim the Constitutional Balance

From interstate compacts to sovereignty acts, red state legislatures are testing the limits of the Tenth Amendment with a sophistication the old nullification movements never had. The question is whether this constitutional counteroffensive can survive contact with the courts — and the next election.

The Corner Store Critique: Redefining What It Means to Be the Party of Business
Education

The Corner Store Critique: Redefining What It Means to Be the Party of Business

For decades, the GOP treated every corporate balance sheet as a conservative cause. But when the same megacorporations that lobby for tax cuts bankroll cultural agendas and crush the family hardware store down the street, Republican voters are asking an uncomfortable question: pro-business for whom?

Follow the Money: A Plain-English Tour of the Federal Checkbook Washington Hopes You Never Read
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Follow the Money: A Plain-English Tour of the Federal Checkbook Washington Hopes You Never Read

The federal government spends more than $2 trillion in discretionary dollars every year, yet the average taxpayer could not name five programs it funds. A line-by-line look at the checkbook — and the case for a taxpayer receipt that would make every American an auditor.

The Sleeping Giant in the County Seat: How Small-Turnout Rural Precincts Could Redraw the Political Map
Education

The Sleeping Giant in the County Seat: How Small-Turnout Rural Precincts Could Redraw the Political Map

Counties with fewer than 50,000 residents hold thousands of conservative-leaning voters who simply are not registered — and state legislative majorities can turn on their participation. A practical, precinct-by-precinct roadmap for county parties to close the gap before the next midterm.

The First Pen: Ten Executive Actions That Would Restore Conservative Governance on Day One
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The First Pen: Ten Executive Actions That Would Restore Conservative Governance on Day One

Executive orders won't fix everything, but they can stop the bleeding on day one. Here are ten concrete actions a conservative president could sign before lunch on Inauguration Day — each legally grounded, politically popular, and long overdue.

Moms, Dads, and the Quiet Revolution in the School Board Conference Room
Education

Moms, Dads, and the Quiet Revolution in the School Board Conference Room

The most consequential elections in America no longer feature yard signs for Congress — they happen in high school auditoriums on a Tuesday in November. How parent-led movements transformed school boards into the front line of the conservative renewal.