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Quick Read: The Folly of Free Community College for All

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Calls for universal free community college have once again consumed the D.C. policy arena. The Biden Administration’s American Families Plan includes a $109 billion proposal for free community college for all that is likely to be included in the pending reconciliation package. The plan aspires to resolve workplace inequality and…

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Center for American Prosperity Overview

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The economic success of the Nation is driven by the individual will and genius of free men and women aspiring to achieve their dreams and further prosperity for themselves and their families. Our Nation declared its independence in part because of a system of commerce that did not put the…

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Big Government Reconciliation Bill’s Labor Provisions Undermine Workers’ Freedom

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYCongressional leaders want to use the budget reconciliation process to enact sweeping changes in labor law. Reconciliation bills cannot be filibustered and can therefore pass on a party-line vote. Congressional rules limit reconciliation bills to measures that affect taxes or spending. Congressional leaders are trying to fit these labor…

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Op-Ed: Reconciliation Bill Makes Small Businesses an Offer They Can’t Refuse

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COVID-19 and the lockdowns devastated small businesses. Now the reconciliation bill could increase their pain. The draft House bill contains little-noticed language that could cripple small businesses.Currently employers who commit unfair labor practices (ULPs) must make injured workers whole, but they do not pay punitive damages. The reconciliation bill fines…

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STATEMENT: CHAD WOLF ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S ATTACK ON U.S. BORDER PATROL

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Chad Wolf, AFPI’s Chairman of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration, offered the following statement: “The U.S. Border Patrol is under attack from the Biden Administration. President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have abandoned and vilified Border Patrol agents on horseback in the Del Rio Sector to distract from their…

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AFPI ANNOUNCES ROBERT LIGHTHIZER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN TRADE

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Today, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) announced its newest addition—Robert Lighthizer—as the Chairman of the Center for American Trade. Under former Ambassador Lighthizer’s leadership, the Center for American Trade will focus on promoting fair trade policies that put America’s families, workers, manufacturers, and farmers ahead of the interests of global…

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REIMAGINING CHILD CARE IN AMERICA

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Parents are the most important people in the lives of young children. Roughly 15 million parents in the U.S. today have children under the age of 6. While some parents are able to stay home and care for their children, millions of American families rely on child care to facilitate…

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Trump calls on Florida judge to help reinstate his YouTube account - New York Post

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Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a Florida judge to issue a preliminary injunction in his case against YouTube that would compel the company to reinstate his access to the platform.Trump’s lawyers said they plan to make similar requests in his suits against Facebook and Twitter in the coming…

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Two-Pager: Reimagining Child Care in America

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Parents are the most important people in the lives of young children. From birth, children rely on mothers and fathers and other care providers to help promote their overall well-being (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine, 2016). Research has continuously affirmed that the relationship between child and parent is…

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Engaging with Local School Boards

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ENGAGING WITH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS Local school district boards are supposed to report to the voters in their local communities— that means YOU! There are about 14,000 school boards across the country and about 100,000 school board members. In our public schools there are over 50 million K-12 kids. School…

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