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Only Parents Can Solve America’s Education Crisis

Jun 28, 2023

By Peter Roff | America is losing faith in its system of free public education. Test scores are down. Violence in schools is up. There’s a growing perception that things are out of control. What’s odd about it all is how no one, seemingly, is interested in exploring...

SCR 1015 Would Ensure That Our State’s Initiative Process Is For All Arizonans

Jun 24, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For years, Arizona has been a target of out-of-state special interest groups that want to put their radical ideas in our state. The process usually goes something like this. Liberal groups from outside Arizona take an issue that...

Politicized Science Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Jun 22, 2023

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | The Lancet was once a leading British medical journal. It was sober and medically exacting. It was so respected that it was often cited to settle controversial issues in the field of medicine. Today, it is a shell of its former self, shot...

Francis Suarez Tried To Stop Ron DeSantis. Now He Wants Credit For Florida’s Success

Jun 16, 2023

By Brian Anderson | A third Florida man has his eyes on the White House. On Wednesday, after weeks of teasing an announcement, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez officially became the latest entry into the crowded Republican primary for president. His speech at the Reagan...

The Climate Lobby Is Openly Plotting To Steal Our Freedom

Jun 14, 2023

By David Blackmon | During her May 15 speech to The Beyond Growth Conference held by the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, citing a 1970s de-growth plan published by the Club of Rome, made reference to the European Union’s...

AZ Republic Rescue Attempt Of MAG Prop 400 Plan Won’t Work

Jun 13, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | The Prop 400 package put together by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is in serious trouble at the legislature, and Katie Hobbs and the transit lobby knows it. So, in a desperate attempt to rescue their defective...

The Bar Complaint Filed Against AG Kris Mayes Is A Great First Step To Holding Her Accountable

Jun 10, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | We all know it’s been a rough start for Governor Katie Hobbs as Arizona’s Chief Executive. Along with high-profile staff exits and breaking the veto record after killing the bipartisan “Tamale Bill,” Hobbs...

Adolescent Gender Transitioning Is A Dangerous Fad

Jun 9, 2023

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | We now live in an era in which mutilating surgeries are done routinely as part of the preferred treatment for gender dysphoria, the belief that the gender “assigned” to you at birth does not reflect your true self. Modern science has...

Climate Hysteria Is Traumatizing Our Kids

Jun 7, 2023

By Stephen Moore | As nearly every standardized test is showing, our schools are doing an abysmal job teaching kids how to read or do math. In some cases, kids graduating from high school can barely read their diplomas. But the schools are wildly succeeding with their...

School Choice Saves Arizona Money

Jun 6, 2023

By Jason Bedrick and Corey DeAngelis | Democrats claim a new program will bankrupt the state. The opposite is true. Is school choice bankrupting Arizona? That’s what Gov. Katie Hobbs and Democratic legislative leaders would have you believe, but simple math...

Maricopa Association Of Governments Conceals True Intent Of Prop 400 Plan

Jun 3, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Last legislative session our organization led the opposition to the Maricopa Association of Governments’ (MAG) Prop 400 sales tax extension, SB1356, criticizing the plan for its massive expansion of transit spending, lack of...

The Defeat Of Prop 412 Is An Important Win For Freedom, But The Battle Is Not Over Yet

May 27, 2023

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Last week, Tucson residents exercised common sense by overwhelmingly rejecting Prop 412 in a special election. And whether you live in the city or not, this is a significant win for our future. Disguised as a new...