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Education

Behind school doors, students’ individual talents and interests should drive their success. But these stories—featuring parents, administrators, parents, and students—reveal that’s not quite what’s happening in today’s education system.

Free Speech

It’s in the First Amendment. And yet in 21st century America, elementary school kids are punished for drawings; entrepreneurs are banned from advertising; and artists are prevented from sharing their art. Read stories about battles to protect freedom of speech.

Supreme Court

A front row seat to Supreme Court history in the making: Read eyewitness accounts of recent Supreme Court arguments, in-depth stories behind historic precedents, and personal reflections from petitioners who fought for over a decade to take their case to the Supreme Court.

Entrepreneurship

Brewers, artists, butchers, adventure tour guides, drone operators, musicians—they’ve all come up against government barriers. These are stories featuring American entrepreneurs fighting for the right to earn a living.

Home & Family

These are some of the hardest stories to read—from parents fighting to save their children, families fighting to protect their homes, and spouses fighting for each other.

Environment

How far should the government go to protect an endangered species—can it prevent a family from using their own land? And does a soggy yard in a residential development count as a “wetland”? These are hard questions explored in these stories.

Property Rights

What happens if you can’t use your own property—if you can’t build a home, farm your land, or have privacy in your office? Read stories from people fighting in court to defend their property rights.

Equality & Opportunity

These stories explore the embattled connection between equality and opportunity: the idea that each American is equally deserving of freedom. If the government removes all barriers and preferences, how many more people could pursue happiness and thrive?

Separation of Powers

What happens when federal officers act like judges? Or when governors act like legislators? The structure of our government—designed to protect individual freedom—comes tumbling down.

Housing

America has a housing crisis: too few homes available at too-high prices. These stories capture what’s driving the crisis, featuring the voices of builders, homeowners, and landlords.

Agriculture

Stories from America’s farmlands, featuring the voices of men and women battling the modern regulatory state as they grow crops that sustain the country.

Discrimination

It’s probably the most polarizing debate in America today: Should the government be colorblind, or should it incorporate racial preferences into laws and policies in the name of equity? Read stories from people battling race-based barriers in government contracting, school admissions, board elections, and more.

Regulation

Meet the human cost of overregulation: Read stories from Americans across the country forced to battle the government over nonsensical (and destructive) rules that affect their lives and livelihoods.

Due Process

Read stories about biased hearings, nonsensical administrative procedures, and nightmare encounters with the government that leave people feeling frustrated and powerless. Without a fair system of justice, what kind of country can we be?

History

Dramatic stories about key moments and people in history: the first Supreme Court nominee to face a failed confirmation, the life and writings of Isabel Paterson, the early 20th century progressivism of “the Brain Trust,” John Adams at the Boston Massacre, and more.