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What Is Religious Liberty and Why Is It a Conservative Priority?

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What Religious Liberty Is Religious liberty, in constitutional terms, rests on two First Amendment provisions: the Free Exercise Clause, which prohibits the government from interfering with religious practice, and the Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or preferring one religion over others.   The Free Exercise Clause protects the right […]

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Election Integrity: What Are the Main Conservative Proposals?

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A Note on Authority I work at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, one of the most closely scrutinized election administration offices in the country. I have managed campaigns and observed election administration from both the practitioner side (as a campaign professional) and the administrative side (as a county official). What follows is not a pundit’s

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What Is the Administrative State and Why Is It Controversial?

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What the Administrative State Is The administrative state is the collection of federal agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that implement federal law. These agencies, the EPA, FTC, SEC, OSHA, FDA, CFPB, and hundreds of others, exercise regulatory authority delegated to them by Congress. They write rules, conduct investigations, hold hearings, and impose penalties, all with

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Conservative vs. Liberal Policy on Immigration: Side-by-Side Comparison 2026

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Why Immigration Policy Divides the Parties Immigration policy is one of the clearest areas of party differentiation in American politics. The difference is not merely about how many immigrants to admit, but about the framework for making immigration decisions: national interest vs. humanitarian obligation, enforcement-first vs. pathways-first, federal control vs. sanctuary jurisdiction discretion.   The

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What Is Federal Overreach? The Constitutional Argument Conservatives Make

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What Federal Overreach Means Federal overreach refers to actions by the federal government, through the executive branch, administrative agencies, or Congress, that exceed the authority granted by the Constitution or that violate the constitutional structure of federalism by encroaching on powers reserved to the states or the people.   The term is used by conservatives

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What Is Originalism? The Judicial Philosophy Explained

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What Originalism Is Originalism is a judicial philosophy holding that the meaning of the Constitution is fixed at the time of its ratification and that courts should interpret constitutional provisions according to that original meaning rather than updating them to reflect contemporary values or practical circumstances.   There are two main versions of originalism. Original

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How Border Patrol Works: A Ground-Level Explainer

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What Border Patrol Is U.S. Border Patrol is a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is itself a component of the Department of Homeland Security. Border Patrol’s specific mission is detecting and preventing illegal entry between ports of entry, the areas between official crossing points. CBP’s Office of Field Operations handles enforcement

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Fentanyl at the U.S.-Canada Border: What Montana AG Austin Knudsen Revealed

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The Northern Border: An Undercovered Crisis Public and media attention to the U.S. fentanyl crisis has focused overwhelmingly on the southern border, where the majority of seized fentanyl enters the country. But Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, appearing on Breaking Battlegrounds Episode 231, described a northern border fentanyl problem that has received far less federal

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What Is the Diversity Visa Lottery and Should It Be Eliminated?

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What the Diversity Visa Lottery Is The Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as the DV program or the green card lottery, distributes 55,000 permanent resident visas each fiscal year to randomly selected applicants from countries with historically low immigration rates to the United States. Applicants must meet basic education or work experience requirements. Selection is

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What Did the Supreme Court Decide in 2025-2026? Key Rulings Conservatives Need to Know

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The Court’s Conservative Majority in Its Current Phase The Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority has now been in place for several terms. Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a leading conservative constitutional scholar, appeared on Breaking Battlegrounds Episode 229 to analyze how the conservative majority is using its jurisprudential authority. His framework:

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