Recognizing the value of our collective, hard-earned practical knowledge is crucial. It’s the foundation for progress and innovation and guides us in making informed decisions and avoiding past mistakes.

Historically, high-wage policies, price controls, increased taxation, and regulatory overreach have worsened the economy by distorting markets and deterring investment. There are surely important lessons to be learned so that we can avoid the mistakes of the past.

Human rights act as normative benchmarks, reflecting deeply held moral values that influence the selection and adaptation of institutions. They help ensure that evolving institutional frameworks align with ethical priorities.

While society benefits when basic needs are met, human rights shouldn't impose obligations on others to provide services.

The evolution of political violence reflects humanity’s struggle for power and justice. While scripture acknowledges rare instances of divinely sanctioned violence, the overarching ethic rejects violence as a political tool.

The Founders recognized the moral corruption of man. As Madison noted, “In framing a government … you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." — Mark Twain

Historically, the U.S. started with a relatively small federal government, emphasizing individual liberty and limited intervention in markets. Modern America reflects regulations and corporate welfare often favoring entrenched interests over pure competition.

"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil." - Hannah Arendt

The danger of chilling free speech lies in how this erodes democracy. Free speech, especially dissent, is a safety valve for societal tensions and a check on power.

"The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure." - Albert Einstein

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

Happy Constitution Day! Supporting and defending the Constitution means actively preserving its role as the foundation of American governance, ensuring it remains a protector of liberty, justice, and democracy.

“Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on a panel in New York, offering a veiled critique of Bondi.

Post-liberalism is factually blind and characterized by a disinterest in understanding economic truths. To that extent, it is marked by a freely chosen economic obliviousness that breeds cronyism and creates enormous public debt.

Threats are clear-cut; they are illegal when they are specific and credible. Hate speech often falls into a gray area where context, intent, and jurisdiction muddy the waters. The distinction matters because conflating the two can overcomplicate enforcement or dilute free speech protections.

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." — Winston Churchill

Evil has existed throughout history—violence, greed, and cruelty are as old as humanity. However social media amplifies its visibility by giving everyone a platform, spreading the worst impulses and the outrage they provoke at lightning speed.

“Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD” — Rick Warren

(3/3) Anchoring Democracy can help steer America away from collapse and toward a democracy where respect and reason prevail. The path is daunting, but the stakes—honoring the fallen and securing the future—demand nothing less. -The Anchoring Democracy Team

Unity starts with each of us. Every American has a role in creating a more perfect union. Call out hate, seek common ground, and demand better from those who shape the narrative.

Violence erodes democracy from all sides, fueling a cycle of fear and division. The path forward requires courage to reject tribalism and patience to rebuild trust.

"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius

"Don’t be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21

"We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon." - Konrad Adenauer

“Violence is fear of others’ ideas and little faith in our own.” - Antonio Fraguas

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi

"The laws of economics tell us that the expansion of the central state can't go on forever. Its limit is reached when the looted turn on the looters." #ncpol - Llewellyn Rockwell

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” — Cicero

Major policy reform grounded in rigorous intellectual analysis remains as elusive as ever. Modern government, with its political polarization and influence of interest groups, continues to prioritize expediency over deep deliberation.

“Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.” — Shannon L. Alder

"The greatest human achievements have never been for profit." - H. P. Lovecraft

Stocks are jumping today from the news. Rising unemployment and an economic slowdown may signal a cooling economy, which increases the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to stimulate growth.

"There is nothing the state can do, and which society needs done, that cannot be done far better by the market." - Llewellyn Rockwell

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.” ― Helen Keller

Does Congress have the political will to strengthen checks reclaiming authority over war powers, tightening the scope of executive orders, or ensuring judicial appointments in order to prioritize constitutional fidelity over partisanship?

“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” — Albert Einstein (1879–1955)

“If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.” — LeCrae

"You get what you fight for, not what you wish for." - Unknown

"It is a commonly held misconception that elected politicians hold any significant power in the current Western system of government. At best they represent figureheads around which power coalesces..." - Curtis Yarvin

"In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same." - Albert Einstein

"History is just new people making old mistakes." - Sigmund Freud

“Government control of a country’s economy — any kind or degree of such control, by any group, for any purpose whatsoever — rests on the basic principle of statism, the principle that man’s life belongs to the state.” #ncpol — Ayn Rand

Contrary to what some policymakers believe, it is not that a nation's high debt ratio slows economic growth, it is that slow growth raises the debt ratio.

True capitalism involves generating wealth through innovation, labor, and enterprise—producing goods, services, or ideas that benefit society—rather than merely extracting or seizing wealth from others without contributing value.

"National injustice is the surest road to national downfall." - William E. Gladstone

"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time." - Thomas Jefferson

Congress should return to being an institution that reflects the diversity of our republic, allowing our different interests and opinions to confront each other, so that policymakers can deliberate and compromise towards durable solutions to the nation’s major challenges.