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The National Debt: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What Conservatives Propose

The National Debt: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What Conservatives Propose

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What the National Debt Is The national debt is the total accumulated amount the federal government owes to creditors — primarily holders of Treasury bonds, notes, and bills, including foreign governments, domestic investors, and the Federal Reserve. As of April 2026, the national debt exceeds $36 trillion, representing approximately 125 percent of annual U.S. gross […]

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What Is Critical Race Theory and Why Do Conservatives Oppose It?

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What Critical Race Theory Is Critical race theory (CRT) originated in American legal academia in the 1970s and 1980s, associated with legal scholars including Derrick Bell, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Richard Delgado. Its core theoretical claim is that racism in America is not primarily a product of individual prejudice but is embedded in legal structures, institutional

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How the Federal Reserve Works and Why Conservatives Are Skeptical

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What the Federal Reserve Does The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States, established by Congress in 1913. Its dual mandate, established by law, is to pursue maximum employment and stable prices (meaning low inflation). It pursues these goals primarily through monetary policy: setting the federal funds rate (the interest rate

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Trump’s Second Term Policy Agenda: What Has Actually Changed in 2026

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Immigration: The Largest Structural Change The most consequential second-term policy shift has been in immigration enforcement. Executive orders signed in the first weeks of the term reversed multiple Biden-era policies on asylum processing, parole programs, and deportation priorities. Former Immigration Judge Art Arthur, who appeared on Breaking Battlegrounds Episode 232, described the changes as the

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What Is the Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement?

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What a Second Amendment Sanctuary Is A Second Amendment sanctuary is a jurisdiction, state, county, or municipality, that has passed a resolution or ordinance declaring that its law enforcement agencies will not enforce firearms laws they consider to be unconstitutional violations of the Second Amendment. The resolutions vary in specificity: some are symbolic declarations, others

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Who Are the 2028 Presidential Contenders Conservatives Should Watch Now

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Why Watch 2028 Now Presidential cycles begin earlier than the media acknowledges. Candidates who are serious about 2028 are making decisions right now: which Senate or gubernatorial races to support, which policy positions to stake out, which donors to cultivate, which early-state organizations to build. By the time the first Iowa caucus approaches in early

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How the Iran War Is Shaping the 2026 Midterm Election

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The Historical Pattern Sustained unpopular military engagements consistently harm the governing party in midterm elections. The 2006 midterms, held amid public exhaustion with the Iraq War, cost Republicans 31 House seats and six Senate seats, enough to flip both chambers to Democrats. The key variables: the duration of the conflict, the clarity of the strategic

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2026 Midterm Election Predictions: What History Says About First-Term Presidents

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The Historical Pattern In 19 midterm elections since World War II, the president’s party has lost seats in the House 17 times. The average loss is 26 seats. In the Senate, the president’s party has lost seats 14 times. The average loss is four seats. Only twice, in 1998 (Clinton, during the impeachment backlash) and

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Michigan Senate Race 2026: Who Are the Democrats Running for Gary Peters’ Seat?

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The Open Seat Opportunity for Republicans Gary Peters announced his retirement after two terms, making Michigan’s Senate seat the most competitive open-seat Democratic target for Republicans in 2026. Donald Trump carried Michigan in 2024. Without an incumbent to defend the seat, Democrats must win a primary, consolidate behind a candidate, and defend difficult terrain in

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2026 House Battleground Districts: The 20 Races That Decide the Majority

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How to Read a Competitive House District A competitive House district in 2026 is defined by three overlapping criteria: it was decided by fewer than seven points in 2024, the party holding it is different from the presidential winner, and at least one major forecasting organization rates it as competitive. Twenty-two seats currently meet all

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