Raw Milk and Food Freedom: Let Farmers Feed Their Neighbors
States must restore freedom to buy and sell wholesome food — including raw milk — without bureaucrats standing between farmers and consumers. ...
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Inherent Right to Life for … Wild Rice?
Minnesota is working to recognize an “inherent right” for wild rice to “exist and thrive,” yet the state upholds expansive abortion rights. ...
Public Media and the Constitution: Government Broadcasting Beyond Its Proper Role
A truly free press does not depend on government funding. It depends on independence from government power. ...
Taxpayer-funded Childcare: Nanny State Disaster
State lawmakers are racing to “solve” childcare costs with subsidies, grants, and new entitlement-style programs. ...
Child Labor Laws or Parental Rights? States Push Back Against Federalized Youth-work Mandates
For more than a century, “child labor” has been used as a political slogan to justify expanding government control over families, workplaces, and the free market. ...
Corporate Welfare: When Government Picks Winners and Losers
Corporate welfare corrupts markets, distorts competition, and violates the first principles of equal justice and limited government. ...
Restoring a Constitutional, Republican Form of Government: States Push Back Against Direct Democracy and Bureaucratic Rule
States are raising the bar for constitutional change, reining in administrative overreach, and restoring accountability to elected lawmakers. ...
Government-subsidized Internet: Corporate Welfare Masquerading as “Equity”
State legislatures are rushing to pour billions of taxpayer dollars into government-subsidized internet and broadband programs, often under the banners of “equity,” “access,” or “affordability.” From Massachusetts to Wyoming,...
FAFSA Mandates: Federal Overreach Masquerading as Help for Students
State FAFSA laws are not about helping students; they condition citizens to surrender privacy and liberty for bureaucratic approval. ...
Consumer Protection Laws: Unconstitutional Controls That Hurt the Very People They Claim to Help
From rent caps to “price-gouging” laws, a new wave of so-called consumer-protection laws is sweeping state capitols. These measures are marketed as compassion in a crisis — or “fairness”...
The God-given Right to Hunt
From biblical scripture to the Ninth Amendment, the authority to hunt is woven into the fabric of our country and liberty itself. ...
Jury Trials Strengthen Family Courts — Back to the Original Intent
Arizona’s House Bill 2152, passed in the state House in March 2025, would restore the right to jury trials in domestic-relations cases. ...
Appraisal “Bias” Laws Undermine Property Rights and Freedom
So-called anti-bias laws distort home valuation, increasing government revenue while reducing market accuracy and professional independence. ...
Noncitizens in Uniform: States Appoint Foreigners to Law-enforcement Posts
Several states have enacted laws allowing noncitizens to serve as police officers, deputy sheriffs, and other law-enforcement officers. ...
“Free” School Meals: A Recipe for Government Dependency
School-meal programs expand the unconstitutional welfare state, erode personal responsibility, and undermine parental duty. ...
States Expand Farm Subsidies, Undermining Property Rights and the Free Market
Farm subsidies entrench unconstitutional wealth redistribution and invite greater government control over private land use and production decisions. ...
Automated Traffic-enforcement Laws Erode Constitutional Protections
State legislatures are increasingly enacting laws to expand automated traffic-enforcement systems — including speed, red-light, and noise-detection cameras — under the pretense of enhancing public safety without adding more...
340B Program: Expanding Federal Overreach and Undermining Free-market Healthcare
The 340B Drug Pricing Program mandates that drug manufacturers offer discounts in order to participate in Medicaid and Medicare Part B. ...
Grover Cleveland: A Forgotten Champion of Constitutional Liberty
Grover Cleveland remains one of the most underappreciated defenders of the Constitution and limited government. ...
State-funded Film Offices and Tax Incentives: Undermining Constitutional Principles and American Values
These initiatives represent a dangerous convergence of fiscal irresponsibility, cultural manipulation, and constitutional neglect. ...