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Returning to Our Founding Will Make America Great Again

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March 18, 2025
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To make America great again, every American citizen should know what was the main driver of America's success in becoming the world's superpower economically and militarily by the early 20th century. America's greatness then was primarily attributable to its spiritually-grounded culture and its form of government—a unique constitutional republic that empowered the people and the states more than elites and the federal government.

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Returning to Our Founding Will Make America Great Again

Another Round of Inflation on Deck

Cruise Ship Billionaires

Can DOGE Audits Save U.S. From Debt Market Collapse?

A New Era of Economic Nationalism

The Bellevue Squatting Case Reveals a Broken Eviction System in King County

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The Hidden Crisis in the Woods

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Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It

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