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Week in Review: Fighting Garbage Bureaucrats

Steven Hedrick’s business filled an important niche in his Northwest Arkansas community by renting dumpsters to construction projects and hauling..

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That’s Garbage! Goldwater Takes on Illegal Government Monopoly at Arkansas Supreme Court

Like many entrepreneurs, Steven Hedrick has poured his heart and soul into his small business, a dumpster-rental company that fills..

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Podcast: Why Free Speech Is Losing to DEI on Campus

Nico Perrino has spent his career defending the First Amendment. As executive vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights..

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A Patchwork of Regulations Stifles Innovation and Commerce

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent call for public comments on state laws that significantly burden the national economy is..

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Week in Review: Fired by DEI

When Dr. Tabia Lee was hired by De Anza College to lead its Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural..

Constitutional Rights
Victory for Lawyer’s Right to Earn a Living in Tennessee!

In another victory for the right to earn a living, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot..

Constitutional Rights
Silence or Violence? New Survey Reveals Shocking Opinions Among College Students

At James Madison University in Virginia, 57% of students say that their campus’s political environment prevents them from freely expressing..

Constitutional Rights
Podcast: Fired by DEI – A Whistleblower’s Inside Story

Dr. Tabia Lee once believed in the promise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A Black woman, a lifelong educator,..

Constitutional Rights
Americans Gain New Protections Against “Debanking”

For years, some Americans have lived with the uneasy possibility that their access to banking could be revoked, not for..

Education
The Hidden Costs of Arizona’s School Superintendents

Arizona’s school superintendents sit atop some of the richest contracts in public service, with one superintendent earning nearly $500,000 per..

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