Author: Ryan Phillips
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Iowa’s Conservative Reforms: A Model for Other States
Iowa is well-known for its first-in-the-nation caucuses during election season, but when it comes to policy, the state has traditionally not received much attention. However, after the 2016 election gave Republicans unified control of Iowa’s house, senate, and governor’s mansion, the state has become a leader in strong conservative reforms. Other states should take notice…
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How Site Neutrality Can Help Reduce Medicare Overpayments and Benefit Taxpayers and Seniors
After months of debate, Congress has finally raised the debt ceiling. However, the outlook for the nation’s fiscal health remains bleak, as lawmakers have taken federal health and entitlement programs off the table. Eventually, Congress will have to address this issue, and reducing overpayments in the Medicare program could be a solution that benefits taxpayers…
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The Root Cause of America’s Decline: Government Unions
As an Englishman who immigrated to the United States, I have often wondered how the greatest nation in human history has ended up on the fast track to national decline. My home country of Great Britain was once a global power, but today it is a shell of its former self. The same trajectory seems…
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The Pride Flag vs. The American Flag: A Clash of Symbols
June is a month when the LGBTQIA2S+ community is highly visible in the United States. The pride flag is ubiquitous, with its increasingly elaborate design and clashing stripes seen everywhere from stores to government buildings. The Progress Pride flag, with its 11 different colors, was draped on the White House by Team Biden, alongside two…
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The Importance of Western Civ Studies in Modern Universities
According to Russell Kirk’s essay “Cultural Debris,” civilizations are held together not by force of arms, but by the subtle threads of moral and intellectual principle. The fabric of civilization is a complex tapestry woven from historical and philosophical threads, exemplified by its canon. As a conservative academic, Kirk was concerned with the state of…