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TIFFANY BENSON: Pushing Back Against Secularism In Public Education

Mar 10, 2026

By Tiffany Benson | When asked, “What was the original purpose of public education?” A.I. gave this response: The original purpose of public education in the U.S. focused on fostering a literate, cohesive, and obedient citizenry to support a new democracy, ensure...

JASON ISAAC: Climate Cult Grows More Subversive

Mar 5, 2026

By Jason Isaac | The professional climate alarmists aren’t fading away. They’re practically mutating. Louder, angrier, and more desperate than ever, they’ve learned that if outright activism draws too much scrutiny, the next best move is infiltration and subversion....

AZFEC: Hobbs Has No Plan To Reduce Prices At The Pump

Mar 4, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For Maricopa County motorists, high gasoline prices are no longer an occasional inconvenience but a recurring hit to their wallets.  The story is the same every year. Every summer as...

VIJAY JAYARAJ: EPA’s CO2 Reversal Is Welcome Opening For Developing World

Mar 3, 2026

By Vijay Jayaraj | On a crisp, sun-drenched afternoon in the spring of 2023, I found myself walking down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., in front of the William Jefferson Clinton Building, headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....

AZFEC: Tax And Spend Municipalities Are Destroying Affordability In Arizona

Feb 26, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It’s not an accident that the top issue talked about by politicians these days is affordability. Over the last 5 years the cost of pretty much everything has gone through the roof, largely...

WARREN PETERSEN: Honoring Charlie Kirk

Feb 23, 2026

By Sen. Warren Petersen | Earlier this year, I introduced a bill in the legislature to designate one of our state’s busiest freeways, Loop 202, as the Charlie Kirk Loop 202, in honor of the life, work, and legacy of an Arizonan whose voice, energy, and commitment to...

AZFEC: California’s Mileage Tax Could Come To Arizona Unless Voters Stop It In 2026

Feb 20, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It feels like just about everywhere you turn, politicians are inventing new ways to yank more money out of your wallet. There are property taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, and...

LADNER & BEDRICK: Latest Media Attack On School Choice Withers Under Scrutiny

Feb 19, 2026

By Matthew Ladner & Jason Bedrick | Emerson famously noted that “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Opponents of Arizona’s school choice program seem determined to field legions of such monsters. Exhibit A: the reporting...

ALFREDO ORTIZ: New Jobs Report Shows Labor Market Changing

Feb 17, 2026

By Alfredo Ortiz | January’s jobs report smashed expectations and signals a turning point in the labor market where job creation catches up with broader economic conditions. The report shows 130,000 jobs created, the unemployment rate falling to 4.3%, and labor force...

AZFEC: Another 20 Years Of Failures With Pima County Propositions 418 And 419

Feb 13, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | On March 10, Pima County residents will decide whether to fund another 20-year, $2+ billion transportation plan after the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) failed to deliver on the last one. Two propositions will...

WARREN PETERSEN: Hobbs And Mayes Are Turning Arizona Into Minnesota

Feb 12, 2026

By Sen. Warren Petersen | Over the past couple of months, the nation’s eyes have (rightfully) been turned to the State of Minnesota, as concerned citizens have unearthed what appears to be significant abuses of taxpayer dollars going to seemingly fraudulent daycare...

DAVID BLACKMON: How Climate Superfund Laws Take More Money Out Of Your Wallet

Feb 12, 2026

By David Blackmon | Climate activists, frustrated by unsuccessful climate lawsuits, have increasingly turned to “climate superfund” legislation as a new tool to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damages. Notably, these state-level bills seek to impose hefty...