The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) respectfully disagrees with the August 27 federal court decision setting aside the Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The ruling gives too little weight to the operational uncertainty created when a mission-critical AI vendor reserves control over lawful military uses of its technology.
Human trafficking continues to plague our nation. While the extent of the crisis is not fully known, it is estimated that over 1 million trafficking victims are living in modern slavery in America. The figure includes both domestically trafficked individuals and those trafficked into the country. To tackle this burgeoning crisis, much more must be done to increase penalties for commercial sex buyers and facilitators to stop the organized criminal syndicates that reap hundreds of billions of dollars per year worldwide by exploiting our most vulnerable people.
Americans have a right to know what is in their food.
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released a new Expert Insight highlighting the Trump Administration’s efforts to restore equal treatment under the law by eliminating the use of disparate impact doctrine. These actions represent major progress toward a simple principle: Americans should be treated equally under the law.
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) urges the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to finalize its proposed rule eliminating the EEO-1 through EEO-6 reporting requirements and the related federal recordkeeping mandates.
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) celebrates USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of the Harvest to Hallways initiative, the next large step in the Trump Administration’s effort to implement responsible nutrition policy. Through its policy work, AFPI has advocated expanding access to high-quality protein, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and other real foods while creating greater opportunities for America's farmers and ranchers and strengthening the connection between federally supported nutrition programs and local communities.
Americans have a direct interest in the fate of Europe through a civilizational bond and culture grounded in history, heritage, language, and a shared responsibility to defend Western civilization. As Walter McDougall wrote in his The Mighty Continent: A Candid History of Modern Europe:
Two hundred and fifty years ago, our nation was founded on three defining principles: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They remain, to this day, the cornerstone of the American Dream. Throughout our history, prominent America First voices and government leaders have steered public policy to reflect these principles. Yet among them, the right to life is foundational — for without life, neither liberty nor the pursuit of happiness can exist.
Disparate impact doctrine holds that a policy or practice can be considered “discriminatory” even when it does not intentionally treat people differently based on a protected characteristic, such as race or sex. Instead, the focus is on whether the policy has substantially different effects on protected groups. This understanding inverts the traditional understanding of discrimination (treating people differently), otherwise known as “disparate treatment.”