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DEI spells CRT at Arkansas Universities: Reasonable Restrictions on Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Will Strengthen the Academic Climate

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Legislation to restrict highly ideological campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs was proposed during the 2023 legislative sessions in more than a dozen states (Lieb, 2023). Bills in Florida (SB 266 and HB 931) and Texas (SB 17) became law, legislation in Ohio was still under consideration in late…

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Arizona School Choice Solutions

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School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on the educational progress of American schoolchildren, revealed deep inadequacies of the public school monopoly, and left families feeling powerless about setting the direction of their children’s education. Thankfully, Arizona has long been a leader in school choice, ad Governor Doug…

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Myths and Distortions from TikTok’s Defenders Help It Evade Needed Accountability

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TikTok poses a significant risk to American security TikTok is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled data-harvesting weapon disguised as a social media app. The winter of 2022-2023 saw a renewed bipartisan push by Congress and some state legislators to ban TikTok in the U.S. However, some defenders of the app…

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1776

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America’s Founding Fathers recognized that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …” Sadly today, academic elites and demagogues challenge this self-evident proposition, choosing instead to embrace identity politics, division, and submission. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) will work to…

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Energy Innovation Protects the Environment

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A reliable source of energy is fundamental to economic prosperity and human wellbeing. Despite efforts to promote alternative sources of energy, fossil fuels will remain the backbone of the global economy for the foreseeable future due to their abundance, versatility, and the reliability of the energy they generate. About 79%…

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Laying the Groundwork for the Next America First Administration

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 On Wednesday, September 20, the America First Policy Institute hosted a speaker series event, where our America First Transition Project Team discussed laying the framework for the next conservative, America First administration to govern effectively on day one. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) - “We have one…

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Biden Administration Policies Replace Equal Opportunity with Equity & Discrimination

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America was founded on the belief that everyone is created equal. This once-radical concept is deeply embedded into the fabric of American identity and is the foundation of America’s legal framework. The Constitution prohibits the U.S. government from racially discriminating against Americans, and federal civil rights laws protect equal opportunity…

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Biden Administration Proposal Insulates the Bureaucracy from Accountability

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Civil service rules make firing career federal employees prohibitively difficult, whether for poor performance or intransigence. President Donald Trump created a new “Schedule F” that would enable agencies to dismiss career employees from policy-influencing positions. That executive order allowed the president to hold key portions of the federal bureaucracy accountable…

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A Diverse Group of Women Faith Leaders from Around the Nation will Hold an Historic Panel Discussion to Address the Impact of Abortion on Minority and Marginalized Communities

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This article originally appeared in Standard Newswire on September 20, 2023. “The presenters will be offering practical strategies, tangible solutions and support to end abortion violence in communities most negatively impacted by abortion and poverty and work toward building a more inclusive pro-life movement…” Read full op-ed in Standard Newswire.

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Revolutionizing rural healthcare: The untapped power of virtual care

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This article originally appeared in Washington Examiner on September 20, 2023. “For more than 46 million people who live in rural areas, a growing healthcare crisis is looming as more than 600 rural hospitals across the United States stand at risk of closing. While ensuring healthcare access for these remote…

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