One nation: Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of Heritage, gave a talk at the Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference, arguing that conservatives need to buck establishment mores and unify under a set of shared, traditional values.  

• “Conservatives must resist the temptation to answer the Left’s outrage addiction with revenge and resentment of our own,” Roberts says. 
• The good, true, and beautiful are the only things that will connect with the hearts of everyday Americans, he argues. 

Watch or read Dr. Roberts’ stirring speech here. 

American nightmare: Bidenomics is making sure the American Dream is just a dream.  

• Inflation makes homeownership impossible for most middle-class families, writes research fellow EJ Antoni.  
• American energy independence is also becoming a memory as President Joe Biden fulfills his campaign promise to “end fossil fuels.” Senior research fellow Jack Spencer explains the costs of Biden’s “green” policies.  

‘Dark network’: The increasingly hostile reaction from the Left is a sign that the 2025 Presidential Transition Project is on target.  

• Salon described Project 2025 as a “‘dark’ right-wing network” recruiting a “MAGA ‘army.’” Nearly 3,000 Redditors commented on the piece.  
• The Los Angeles Times featured reader letters despairing over the project. 

Watch and share this video of talking heads exploding over @Prjct2025. 

Exiled: 442 journalists—including The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas—lost their press credentials under new White House rules—and no one in the media said boo. 

• As former White House press secretary Sean Spicer told The Daily Signal: “If Fred [Lucas] can ask a question, if Fred can insert real reporting and coverage, then it undermines their ability to control the narrative.”  

Read more here. 

What: Ready, Set, HILL! is a two-day, intensive learning program for conservatives looking to serve as staff on Capitol Hill.  

 

Who: Hear from Capitol Hill chiefs of staff, skills coaches, and other pros on a wide range of practical subjects.  

 

Where: On-site in D.C., or virtually.   

 

When: Oct. 12-13. The application deadline is Oct. 6. Learn more here.  

• Classical Education’s Remedy for America’s Loneliness Epidemic—Rachel Alexander Cambre 
• Time To Protect Chinese Americans Targeted by China’s Espionage Teams—Brent Sadler and Megan Litz 
• America’s Current Nuclear Arsenal Was Built for a More Benign World—Robert Peters 
• Are the ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Really Allowing Our Taxes to Pay for ‘Bags of Fudge Rounds’?—Jamie Bryan Hall 
• COVID-19 ORIGINS: Experts Consulted by Fauci Suddenly Changed Their Minds—Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. and Mary McCloskey 
• In the Last Days of Summer, Government Comes for the Ice Cream Trucks—Jack Spencer 
• Stop the Bumper-Sticker ‘Solutions’ to Mass Shootings—Amy Swearer 
• History Is Being Erased, but Not by the Right—Mike Gonzalez 

On Fox News’ “Outnumbered,” Kara Frederick, director of the Tech Policy Center, discussed the history of the Gadsden flag after a Colorado school disciplined a student for wearing the flag patch on his backpack. After public outcry, including from Heritage, the school later reversed its decision. Watch the clip here.