School Choice
| Leave a CommentLast year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores marked some of the steepest declines ever measured by the test in terms of national average scores in math for both 4th and 8th graders. For 4th grade math, one in four students scored…
Jan. 6 transparency is good, not bad
| Leave a CommentFox News host Tucker Carlson sent the news cycle into a frenzy when he released never-before-seen footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol.
Human Trafficking
| Leave a CommentHuman trafficking is a scourge on our society in which predators prey on vulnerable individuals, particularly women and children, and use force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor, services, or even commercial sex acts. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and affects hundreds of thousands of…
Ben Carson Launches Executive Branch Training Program
| Leave a CommentFormer presidential candidate and Trump official Dr. Ben Carson launched a training program for professionals to learn about the functions of the executive branch ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Election Integrity Measures
| Leave a CommentAfter widespread irregularities in the 2020 presidential election and problems in the 2022 midterms, Americans are rightly concerned about the integrity of our electoral process. According to polling data, only 42 percent of Americans have confidence that our elections truly reflect the will of…
Continuing Resolutions and the Budgetary Process
/ | Leave a CommentArticle I, Section 9 of the Constitution requires that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law…” A powerful check on the executive branch, the Framers of the Constitution wanted to ensure the executive could not spend…
Black History Month is about more than just Black Americans
| Leave a CommentBlack History Month is upon us. Some will attempt to use it as a tool to push divisive agendas such as critical race theory or Black Lives Matter.
In Arkansas and beyond, conservatives are strengthening our education systems
| Leave a CommentResponding to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) observed, “I believe giving every child access to a quality education , regardless of their race or income, is the civil rights issue of our day.” She added her rejection…
Free speech is facing new attacks in California and New Jersey
/ | Leave a CommentFreedom of speech is one of the bedrock values our nation was built upon. The freedom to speak our minds freely and make our voices heard in the public square enables reasoned debate.
Five top priorities for the new Congress
| Leave a CommentThe new GOP -led House of Representatives should focus on the following five priorities. By doing so, members can put our nation back on track to peace, safety, and prosperity for all.
An innovative solution to the Fentanyl crisis plaguing our nation
/ | Leave a CommentWhile President Joe Biden was speaking to reporters before visiting a new computer chip plant in Arizona, the commander-in-chief made clear that securing the U.S. southern border is not a priority for his administration. When asked why he wouldn’t go to the U.S.-Mexico border –…
We worked for Dr. Ben Carson. We know Dr. Ben Carson. Canceling him is just not right.
/ | Leave a CommentWe, former staff for Dr. Carson at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, write to set the record straight and celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the good doctor, with the hope that more focus is shined on students and less on perceived political…
Illegal Immigration and our Southern Border
/ | Leave a CommentAfter four years of stability on our southern border due to the Trump Administration’s America first policies, the illegal immigration crisis is back with a vengeance—and it’s all Joe Biden’s doing. Since President Biden took office, about 5 million illegal immigrants have crossed our…
Republican Senators are failing to protect religious liberty
| Leave a CommentIn mid-November, 12 Republicans joined every Democrat in the Senate in voting for cloture on the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, which overcomes the filibuster and allows the bill to move forward for finalization.
WHY ARE ELECTION RESULTS KNOWN IN SOME STATES QUICKLY BUT NOT IN OTHERS?
/ | Leave a CommentThere is no federal law that mandates how—and more importantly when—state and local officials are required to tabulate results after an election. Therefore, each state has separate processes and procedures on how this is done, which creates a problematic patchwork of different rules and regulations…
Asian Americans and the racist lies of the left
| Leave a CommentAmerica today is obsessed with racial victimhood. From the “mostly peaceful” summer of violence to the attempts to change the date of our nation’s founding, America’s all-consuming racial obsession is clear.
Pushing back against the CDC’s new school vaccination guidance
/ | Leave a CommentA CDC advisory council voted unanimously to add the novel COVID-19 mRNA vaccine to the childhood vaccination schedule. The schedule serves as a guideline for states and their schools.