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The Governance team tackles how to modernize and improve our electoral system to elect a government worthy of public trust, and addresses how to run a government and ensure effective policymaking. Specifically, the Governance team examines the issues created by unfettered government growth, mismanagement and waste of taxpayer funds, and how to restore the proper balance of power between Congress, the executive branch, and the judiciary. Sign up for updates here.

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Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Our Organization

Defending liberal democracy in an age of constant crisis

Sabrina Schaeffer March 5, 2026 The Hill
In the News Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Awkward? What to expect from Trump-Supreme Court beef at State of the Union

Jeremy Dalrymple Feb 24, 2026 USA Today
News Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Statement on Supreme Court ruling overturning President Trump’s tariffs

Corie Whalen Feb 20, 2026
Op-Eds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Policing

Time to stop ICE’s efforts to ‘defenestrate’ the Constitution

Steven Greenhut Feb 13, 2026 The Orange County Register
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

MAGA’s Second Amendment double standard

Steven Greenhut Feb 6, 2026 The Orange County Register
News Democratic Institutions, Electoral Reform, Executive Branch, Governance

Statement on President Trump’s call to nationalize elections

Grace Pewitt Feb 5, 2026
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Left’s teachable moment about perils of unlimited government

Steven Greenhut Jan 23, 2026 The Orange County Register
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Governance, Interchange Fees

Wait, is Trump becoming… a Democratic Socialist?

Marc Hyden Jan 19, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Judicial Governance, Use of Force

Statement on Supreme Court ruling on National Guard deployments to U.S. cities

Corie Whalen Dec 23, 2025
Analysis Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Political Violence, Restoring the First Branch

Americans Need to Stand for Better Leadership or Risk What Makes America Great

Matt Germer Nov 25, 2025

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