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Op-Ed | August 5, 2026

New Mexico can’t afford to be left behind in America’s public safety comeback

All across America, public safety is improving. Violent crime is falling, homicides are down, and communities that spent years grappling with lawlessness are beginning to see progress. This news is a welcome relief for every American.

Issue Brief | August 4, 2026

AI and the Labor Market: American Workers Are Winning the AI Era

Claims of an impending jobs catastrophe fill chyrons and headlines across the country. A narrative exists among some tech leaders that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and “spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years” (VandeHei & Allen, 2025). In February 2026, panic set in for some after tech CEO Jack Dorsey laid off nearly half (4,000) of his employees, which he attributed to productivity gains from AI (Angelo, 2026).
Research Report | August 4, 2026

Threat to American Freedom: How the National Firearms Act Taxed and Tracked Everyday Americans

The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) was one of the first federal gun control laws enacted in the United States. Knowing that Congress lacked the constitutional authority to categorically ban firearms, proponents of the NFA looked to the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914, which established a novel taxation and registration regime to effectively ban opiates, as a roadmap for “regulation through taxation.”

Op-Ed | August 4, 2026

New York’s Data Center Moratorium is Nonsense Policy

The state of New York wants to cede the AI race to China. On July 14, the governor signed an executive order implementing the country’s first moratorium on new large data centers. For the next year, no new data centers will be built within the state’s borders.
Statement | August 4, 2026

AFPI Recognizes 236 Years of the United States Coast Guard Protecting America

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) proudly commemorates the birthday of the United States Coast Guard by honoring the brave men and women who have safeguarded America’s maritime interests since 1790.

Op-Ed | August 3, 2026

Protecting Children Should Be Supported by All; Sadly, It Is Not

In November 2025, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched the Unaccompanied Alien Children Safety Verification Initiative in partnership with state and local law enforcement.
Fact Sheet | August 3, 2026

LOUISIANA: THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK
Fact Sheet | August 3, 2026

MICHIGAN: THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK

The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC)—enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025—deliver what supporters call the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, and their provisions matter most in auto states: permanent 100% expensing for factories and equipment, plus a new deduction for interest on loans for U.S.-assembled vehicles—the vehicles the Lansing region builds.

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