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We’re Suing to Protect Donor Privacy and Free Speech from the Unconstitutional Prop 211

Dec 18, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In this past November’s election, Arizona voters were misled into passing Prop 211. Billed as the “Voters’ Right to Know Act” that’s supposed to “Stop Dark Money” in our state, it sounds harmless enough. But that was all a part of...

Developing Trade School Pathways for Students Is Essential

Dec 14, 2022

By Kurt Rohrs | Not all students in our schools are destined for college, but this does not mean that they are lesser in their social standing. Every student is different, and each one deserves the opportunity to explore alternative pathways with equal standing in...

The November Election Shows That the GOP Won the Education Debate

Dec 11, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | The public school system in Arizona is a complete mess. But during the past few years, it really hit a new low. Attempts to indoctrinate children with Critical Race Theory and radical gender theory have been spreading throughout...

The Idea That the U.S. Should Pay Climate Reparations Is Absurd

Dec 9, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Last month U.N. members met once again to live the good life for a few days and push for the unlikely elimination of climate change. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened COP27 in the impressive Egyptian coastal...

The Success of Props 129 and 132 Is a Positive Step for the Future of Arizona

Dec 3, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Not every outcome of November’s frustrating and poorly run election was a disaster. While Maricopa County certainly dropped the ball, and we await the results of any lawsuits and investigations, voters passed some...

Maricopa County’s Only ‘Remarkable Effort’ Was to Disenfranchise Voters

Nov 25, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Maricopa County dropped the ball. They botched the election, and there is simply no way for politicians to gaslight their way out of it. After years of fearmongering from the media and the left that election integrity measures...

ESG Investing Is a Nonstarter, But We Keep Getting Pushed Into It

Nov 23, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | The world of finance is turning bullish on ESG, an investment strategy directing funds to corporations with woke environmental, social, and governance policies. Trillions of dollars have already flowed into ESG funds, projected to hit $50...

Choices Create Stronger Schools and Kids

Nov 16, 2022

By Kevin Gemeroy | I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I went to high school, and college, and started my business there. We were the fourth generation of our family to live in West Seattle where we founded and operated local businesses. Over the last 80...

Schools Need to Define Clear Boundaries for Presenting Social and Political Ideologies in Classrooms

Nov 15, 2022

By Kurt Rohrs | Recently, Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) released an initiative entitled “Portrait of a Learner.” Not only does it seem to be focused primarily on social values that the district wants to promote to its students, but it’s similar to ones...

Why I Switched—To Democrat, Then Back to Republican

Nov 13, 2022

By Sarah B. | Even though I was raised in a loving, conservative home, and first registered to vote as a Republican, I switched to Democrat. Why? Partly out of pressure (basically bullied by my husband), but also, like many others, I had heard liberals were...

Medical Education Slides into Intolerant Wokeness

Nov 11, 2022

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | One of the things I appreciated most during my 30 years practicing medicine in community hospital ERs was that race just didn’t matter very much. ERs were open to all, and there was one standard of care for all races and classes. That was...

Mesa Residents Should Reject Props 476 and 477 to Protect Their Hard-Earned Dollars

Nov 6, 2022

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Right now, public unions are trying to fleece the taxpayers of Mesa. In addition to the dozens of candidates, judicial retention decisions, and statewide propositions, voters in Mesa will also decide on two amendments to their...