Peter Reichard
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The lost city
Along with all of this came major declines in quality of life, family stability, neighborhood cohesion, cleanliness and, particularly from the 1970s to the 1990s, public safety.
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Geographic mobility: Its promises and discontents
The constitutional values of faith, family and freedom engender an interconnected populace, intergenerational strength and a robust civil society. Were there a restoration of these pillars of culture, more places would feel like home.
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A parent-centered, state-based rebirth of American K-12 education
As U.S. education outcomes stagnate despite soaring spending, states are leading a parent-centered revolution through school choice, ESAs, charter schools, and open enrollment.
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The view from inside 1776
As America nears its 250th anniversary, we explore how the 13 colonies became sovereign states, and why independence was far from inevitable in 1776.
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A new industrial revolution is underway. Can states seize the moment?
Massive AI data center investments are driving an energy revolution. States must compete, or fall behind like the EU.
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Safety net or snare? Reassessing the impact of public assistance
If you work harder and earn more, your family should be better off. But for some recipients of public benefits, the opposite might happen.
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Impacts as far as the eye can see: Utah’s public lands lawsuit
A new dawn of federalism may be coming to our states, particularly as it pertains to federal lands. The potential impacts are quite literally vast.
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The Comeback Kid: Trump is attempting a maneuver only one president has pulled off
Cleveland ran on a “drain the swamp” platform – and later used allegations of a stolen election – at a time of deep distrust in government, political polarization and wide economic gaps.
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The most ‘consequential’ election
While politicos every four years refer to the next presidential election as “the most consequential in American history,” none compares to 1860.
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Five bygone elections that echo into 2024
Another quadrennial brings another round of the same hyperbole. Who’s to say none of them apply to 2024? But an honest look at past elections suggests that there is nothing new under the sun.