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STEPHEN MOORE: Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Made Defaults Skyrocket

May 22, 2025

By Stephen Moore | Here’s an economics lesson that belongs in the text books. Student loan debt soared to more than $1.5 trillion during the Biden presidency and the response by Washington was to “forgive” hundreds of billions of these unpaid loans by deadbeat...

ROSEMARY MCATEE: Secrecy, Control, And Parents Without A Voice

May 20, 2025

By Rosemary McAtee | Secrecy, control, and parents without a voice. These factors apparently comprise the current motto of Superintendent Tom Horne and John Ward, head of the ESA department. As a six-year veteran parent in the ESA program, I know what I am talking...

AZFEC: Sean Duffy Slams Brakes On Woke Transportation Policy At USDOT

May 19, 2025

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Joe Biden caused a lot of damage in just four years as president. He undermined national security, cratered the economy, and weaponized the deep state against ordinary Americans and civil liberties. Considering...

LAURA PEDERSEN: Big Abortion’s Fearmongering On Defunding Planned Parenthood Is A Detriment To Women

May 17, 2025

By Laura Pedersen RN, MSN | No one wants to see expectant mothers suffer, physically or mentally—no one but the Big Abortion industry that is. Yet pro-abortion activists in Arizona repeatedly insist that abortion behemoth Planned Parenthood and its affiliates have...

MIKE BENGERT: Scottsdale Unified School District Board Faces Heated Debate Over Social Science Curriculum

May 16, 2025

By Mike Bengert | Last Tuesday night, the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board held what could only be described as a marathon meeting, lasting six and a half hours, including the executive session. The agenda was packed with items, but one issue...

AZFEC: Katie Hobbs Doubles Down On Her Corruption With Veto Of Bill To Stop Pay-To-Play Schemes

May 14, 2025

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Since becoming Governor of Arizona in 2023, Katie Hobbs’ name has been synonymous with corruption. Now, one of her latest vetoes shows the lengths she is willing to go to protect her own schemes. Buried on the afternoon of Friday,...

TOM PATTERSON: The Best Way To Get Illegal Immigrants To Return Home

May 9, 2025

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | There has likely never been a more tendentious transfer of power in presidential history than the Biden-Harris team’s final act. They salted the ground by allocating billions of unspent COVID funds to George Soros and other radical left-wing...

KATARINA WHITE: Arizona’s Latest Abortion Report Reveals A Disturbing Future

May 9, 2025

By Katarina White | Before Arizona voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2024 to legalize abortion up until birth, the state’s abortion laws still had some guardrails in place—things like parental consent, waiting periods, and informed consent. But even with...

TIFFANY BENSON: These Arizona School Board Members Are Unfit For Public Service

May 5, 2025

By Tiffany Benson | American Patriots believe in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. No one should be compelled to oppose their sincerely held beliefs, no matter how silly they may be. Freedom of speech is graciously bestowed upon the wise and the...

DAVID BLACKMON: Trump’s First 100 Days Of Energy Policy Are A Rousing Success

May 1, 2025

By David Blackmon | Australia-based energy firm Woodside announced Monday plans to invest $17 billion in a new liquefied natural gas export facility to be sited in south Louisiana. Company CEO and Managing Director Meg O’Neill said the...

AZFEC: Trump’s Latest Executive Orders Have The Potential To Unleash Energy Abundance In Arizona

Apr 30, 2025

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For the past decade, our organization has been fighting the Green New Deal agenda in Arizona, working to score a decisive victory for reliable and affordable energy. Thanks to President Trump, that decisive victory now appears...

TOM PATTERSON: Here’s A Way For Trumpsters To Show They Are Actually Serious About Reducing The National Debt

Apr 25, 2025

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Like a cruise ship steaming toward an iceberg, America’s economy is headed for disaster. The federal government reports an interest-bearing debt of $37 trillion. However, the actual unfunded obligations of the government, according to the...